ISO 20712-3:2024

Water safety signs and beach safety flags — Part 3: Guidance for use

ISO 20712-3:2024

Name:ISO 20712-3:2024   Standard name:Water safety signs and beach safety flags — Part 3: Guidance for use
Standard number:ISO 20712-3:2024   language:English language
Release Date:15-May-2024   technical committee:ISO/TC 145/SC 2 - Safety identification, signs, shapes, symbols and colours
Drafting committee:ISO/TC 145/SC 2 - Safety identification, signs, shapes, symbols and colours   ICS number:01.080.10 - Public information symbols. Signs. Plates. Labels
International
Standard
ISO 20712-3
Fourth edition
Water safety signs and beach
2024-05
safety flags —
Part 3:
Guidance for use
Signaux de sécurité relatifs à l'eau et drapeaux de sécurité pour
les plages —
Partie 3: Lignes directrices pour l'utilisation
Reference number
ISO 20712-3:2024(en) © ISO 2024

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ISO 20712-3:2024(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Guidance for selection and siting of signs and flags . 2
4.1 Guidance for risk assessment .2
4.2 Siting .3
4.2.1 Water safety signs and multiple signs .3
4.2.2 Beach safety flags .3
5 Water safety signs . 3
5.1 General recommendations for aquatic environments .3
5.1.1 General .3
5.1.2 Mounting height .4
5.1.3 Lighting .4
5.1.4 Sign height and maximum viewing distance .4
5.1.5 Use of supplementary text .5
5.1.6 Construction: durability and suitability .6
5.1.7 Servicing and maintenance.
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