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 Emergency telephone for first-aid or escape

3.5. Fire-fighting signs

Intrinsic features:

—rectangular or square shape

—white pictogram on a red background (the red part to take up at least 50% of the area of the sign).

Fire hose

Ladder

Fire extinguisher

Emergency fire telephone



This way (supplementary information sign)

PART III MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING SIGNS ON CONTAINERS AND PIPES

Containers used at work for dangerous substances or preparations defined in Directives 67/548/EEC(a) and 88/379/EEC(b) and containers used for the storage of such dangerous substances or preparations, together with the visible pipes containing or transporting dangerous substances and preparations, must be labelled (pictogram or symbol against a coloured background) in accordance with those Directives.

Paragraph 1 does not apply to containers used at work for brief periods nor to containers whose contents change frequently, provided that alternative adequate measures are taken, in particular for information and/or training, which guarantee the same level of protection.

The labels referred to in paragraph 1 may be:

—replaced by warning signs as provided for in Part II, using the same pictograms or symbols,

—supplemented by additional information, such as the name and/or formula of the dangerous substance or preparation and details of the hazard,