ANSI Z535 Safety Sign Standards

OSHA specifies that safety signs are required, and that those safety signs themselves must be safe (no sharp edges, for example). But it is the ANSI Z535 code that specifies the standards for how a safety sign needs to look and what the pictograms and symbols used on the safety sign must look like.

A new version of ANSI Z535 was issued in 2006 that specified new safety sign design standards as well as new standards for symbols. However, a transition period is allowed during which the old signs are still acceptable. But it is intended to be a transition period... the old signs will need to be replaced. a good option for creating new safety signs is the new DuraLabel 9000 Sign Printer. It prints on supplies up to nine inches in width, and has standard size die-cut danger, and other types of safety signs available. You can quickly and easily make the new safety signs you need.

To serve as a guide for making safety signs that conform to the new standards, the new OSHA Safety Sign Best Practices Guide provides information about the current ANSI Z535 code, including the new symbols. The DuraLabel 9000 comes with a complete library of safety symbols that include the new ANSI safety sign symbols.