UK Statutory Instrument
1996
United Kingdom
Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996
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Schedules
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If the hearing or the sight of the workers concerned...
Areas, rooms or enclosures used for the storage of significant...
Depending on requirements, signs and signalling devices must be cleaned,...
The number and positioning of signs or signalling devices to...
Signs requiring some form of power must be provided with...
The triggering of an illuminated sign and/or acoustic signal indicates...
The standards issued by the British Standards Institution with the...
Appendix C of the Fire Service Training Manual.
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In the Dangerous Substances (Notification and Marking of Sites) Regulations...
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Citation and commencement
Preliminary remarks
Interpretation
Types of signs
Application
Interchanging and combining signs
Provision and maintenance of safety signs
The instructions in the table below apply to all signs...
Information, instruction and training
The effectiveness of a sign must not be adversely affected...
Transitional provisions
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Revocations and amendments
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Health and Safety Executive
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