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IS 12349 (1988): Fire protection-safety signs [CED 36: Fire

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IS : 12349 - 1988

61484 : 6148013 : 003-62

( Reaffirmed 2002 )

Indian Standard
FIRE PROTECTION
This

1. Scope fighting.
2. Safety

standard

covers

the safety

SAFETY

signs

for

SIGNS

use in the field

of fire protection

and fire

Signs

2.1 The safety

signs

are presented

a) Means of giving

warning

in the tabular

of fire and manual

b) Means of escape from fire ( see Table

c) Means of fire fighting
d) Areas

or materials

e) Supplementary

( see Table
of special

signs

MANAK

1 ),

2),

4 ), and

5 ).
shall conform to Shade No. 536, 221 and 309 of IS : 5-1978
enamels ( third revision ) respectively.
The paint shall
for enamel, synthetic,
exterior
(a) undercoating,
(b) finidimensions
of square ( side ), triangle
( altitute ), circle
rectangle shall be 125 x 250 mm.

@ April 1989, BIS

I
BUREAU

( see Table

3 ),

( see Table

7 June 1988

controls

fire risk ( see Table

2.2 The colour red, green and yellow,

Colours
for ready mixed paints and
conform to IS : 2932-1974 Specification
shing ( first revision ) . The outermost
( diameter ) shall be 125 mm and size of

Adopted

form based on:

Gr4
I

OF
BHAVAN,

INDIAN
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NEW

STANDARDS

BAHADUR
DELHI

SHAH

110002

ZAFAR

MARG

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TABLE

SI
30.

MEANS

OF GIVING

activating

ml
Alarm

AND
Shape

Meaning

Sign

Manual
device

WARNING

sounder

MANUAL

CONTROLS

and Colours

Comments

on Use

Square sign
Background:
red
Symbol: white

To be used
to
indicate
either
a fire alarm
call
point or the manual control of a fire protection
system
(e.g.
fixed
fire
extinguishing
system)

Square
Background:
red
Symbol: white

May be used alone or in

Conjunction
with
sign
NO. 1 above if the fire
alarm call point actuates
an audible alarm immediately
perceptible
occupants

to

the

Square
Background:
red
Symbol: white

Telephone to be used
in emergency

Sign to indicate, or to show

the
position
of a telephone available for giving
warning
in case of emer-

gency

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TABLE

MEANS

OF ESCAPE
Shape

SI
No.

Comments

and Colours

This
Symbol:

Do not obstruct

- 1988

white

Round sign
Background:
white
Symbol:
black
Circular
band and cross
bar: red

Symbol:

white

sign

on Use

may

be used

to

Indicate
all exits which
can be used in the event of
an emergency.
It shall be
accompanied:
by an arrow
( Sign No. 1 of Table 5 )
unless the door is immediately apparent.
It may
indicate
to right
or to
left.

Sign
to be used in situaations where obstruction
would present
a particular danger (escape
routes,
emergency
exits,
access
to
fire-fighting
equipment,
etc )

To be used in conjunction
with sign NO. 4 of this
table
on sliding
emergency exit doors,
where
they are permitted.
May
be used in the inverse
direction

This
Background:
green
Symbol: white

sign

is

to

be placed

on a door to indicate
direction
of opening

the

*
( Continued

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TABLE

SI

Sign

MEANS

OF ESCAPE

Meaning

Shape

Contd

Comments

and Colours

on Use

No.
-Pull to open

Square
Background:
green
Symbol:
white

This

sign

is to

be

placed

Square

The sign may be used:

on a door to indicate
direction
of opening

the

Break to obtain

access

Background:
green
Symbol: white

a) where it is necessary
to .break a glass panel to obtain
access
toakeyortoameans
of opening
b) where it is necessary
to
break
open
a
panel
to
create
an
exit.

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TABLE3
Sign

FIRE-FIGHTING

Collection
fighting

EQUIPMENT
Shape and Colours

Meaning

of
fireequipment

Square
Background:
red
Symbol: white

Fire extinguisher

Square
Background:
red
Symbol: white

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Comments

on Use

This sign is used to avoid

proliferation
of signs

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TABLE

AREAS

OR MATERIALS

Danger of fire - Oxidizing materials

OF SPECIAL

FIRE RISK

Shape

and Colours

Background:

yellow

Background:

Comments

on Use

To indicate the presence of

highly
flammable
mate-

yellow

To be used to indicate
the
possible
existence
of an
flammable

Water
ing

as extinguishagent prohibit-

Smoking

gas

or explo-

To be used in all cases

when the use of water on
a fire is inappropriate

To be used

prohibited
Background:

in cases

where

white

( Continued

IS:12349-1988
TABLE
SI
No.

AREAS

OR MATERIALS

OF SPECIAL

Meaning

Shape

No open flame Smoking

prohibited

FIRE RISK
and Colours

Round
Background:
white
Symbol:
black
Circular band and crossbar: red

Contd
Comments

on Use

To be used in cases where

smoking
or open flame
can cause danger of fire
or explosion

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TABLE
Sign

SUPPLEMENTARY

Shape and Colours

Meaning

Directional
arrow
escape route

SIGNS

for

or rectangular
Square
sign
Background:
green
Symbol:
white

Comments

To be used only together with sign No. 1

of Table 2 to
the
direction
emergency

Direction
of location
of
fire-fighting
equipment
or warning device

Square
or
rectangular
sign
Background:
red
Symbol:
white

on Use

indicate
to
an

exit

To be used only together with one of signs

No. 1 to 3 of Table 1
and 1 to 4 of Table 3
to indicate
the direction of location
of fire
fighting
equipment
or
a warning device

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