Some of these pictograms remind me of the old 2003 (?) era ready.gov terrorism awareness pictograms[1].<p>M055—To induce a temper-tantrum in the kid, take away the box of cookies they've half eaten.<p>W041—Shower every day or you'll be a loner surrounded by a swarm of flies.[2]<p>[1] <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040902165319/https://smithplanet.com/stuff/warnings.htm" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20040902165319/https://smithplan...</a> (note: not the original site and I'm not sure where the meme originated from, but this site appears to have the largest collection of examples from a quick search)<p>[2] Yes I know it's probably for a lighter-than-air gas hazard in confined space hazard, but in reality why would this pictogram be chosen instead of a textual sign like <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Confined_space_warning_01.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Confined...</a> and possibly also use of M047 Use breathing equipment (SCBA) and if you really want to get a message across, also W016 Toxic material (even if its not toxic this sign says "keep the hell out" like no other sign does).
We're going to be seeing a lot more of W037 (Warning: injury from remote controlled or automatic vehicles) soon.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_7010#/media/File:ISO_7010_W037_warning;_injury_from_automated_or_remote-controlled_vehicles.svg" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_7010#/media/File:ISO_7010_...</a>
Slippery surface exists because of stupid architects / builders / customers ordering buildings. </s> In Norway, there are a bunch of grocery (and other) stores that put those signs out when it's raining or snowing outside, i.e., the floor is likely wet. How about thinking upfront and choosing a non-slippery floor material, even if it doesn't look "fancy".
> <i>W055 — sewage effluent outfall</i><p><i>Effluent</i>, nice word. I don't think I've seen it before.<p>I'm a bit surprised my old favorite <i>"don't stick your hand in the lawn mower blades"</i> symbol isn't on this list. One of those warnings that really shouldn't be necessary, but obviously is.
118 CHF (123 USD) to have warning signs...<p>I'm glad that the UN didn't go with these, since interoperability of <i>safety</i> symbology should not be restricted to everyone but poor people<p>I just wish the UN's efforts went further than just chemicals
Seems to be missing my favorite warning sign: <a href="https://foretagsshop.skenejarn.se/Img/105/96/1059669l.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://foretagsshop.skenejarn.se/Img/105/96/1059669l.jpg</a><p>Edit: Here is one which looks slightly more dramatic: <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_89ut-hdzymw/R3zqFZq58yI/AAAAAAAAE6E/xbZbUwDuiag/s320/klamrisk1.PNG" rel="nofollow">http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_89ut-hdzymw/R3zqFZq58yI/AAAAAAAAE6...</a>
This is one of those standards I wish we could just unlock as free. We are surrounded by these symbols due to their obvious utility, to the point where I routinely see them used unknowingly on things that cannot possibly be legal given the copyrights inherent in the original source material, yet because many people not working in an industry that comes across such standards documents as part of standards compliance... may not even have realised they come from a standard they have to pay for!<p>They go on to produce work containing these symbols in varying degrees of modification for so many reasons, its just bloody pointless at this stage to keep these locked away.<p>- ISO 3758<p>- ISO 3864<p>- ISO 7000<p>- ISO 7001<p>- ISO 7010<p>and more.<p>You can even browse them all... <a href="https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#search" rel="nofollow">https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#search</a> yet you cannot use them without paying.<p>We live in a world plastered with these symbols, the very purpose of which is to be an international agreed upon symbolic language for safety and utility, yet we lock them away behind a nominal paywall that cannot possibly be a lucrative revenue stream... its just daft bordering on hypocritical.<p>Id go so far as to say these symbols they belong in the open standardised like Unicode, for all to use and easily available for clear compatibility, delegated from ISO to another body that can be more open if their hands are tied for some reason.
This is cool, I didn't realize there are so many. A couple interesting ones:<p>Warning that a bull is in the area: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_W034_warning;_bull.svg" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_W034_warning;_bu...</a><p>Don't wear gloves (any idea when this would be the case? Usually it's don't wear a specific kind (like latex vs rubber) of glove): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_P028.svg" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_P028.svg</a>
Will the phone symbol need to be updated since phones haven't looked like that in a long time? It could be tough to explain the "emergency phone" one, for example, to a kid.
Some of them are terrible. "Release the ropes" (lifeboat) for eaxmple, as well as others, only mean something if you already know what they mean. A warning sign should be instinctive to most of the population.<p>It's as pointless as when you see a "danger" sign with the word "danger" underneath to explain what the sign means :-)
What is the best way to print these? An inkjet and some glossy paper? How does one preserve them when exposed to the sun, rain, ice and snow? Does someone yet make a consumer level printer that can print onto vinyl stickers?
There's nothing obvious about M022 – Use barrier cream . If I saw that, I'd assume it means brush your teeth with toothpaste, no toothbrush needed.