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Electricity symbol: yellow triangle with a black border and a black zigzag lightning arrow pointing down
ISO 7010-W012

Sign type set by Directive 92/58/EEC (Annex II) and the UK Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 (Schedule 1); pictogram drawn to ISO 7010, which both allow.

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Electricity

Yellow triangle with a black border and a black zigzag lightning arrow pointing down. · also called “W012”, “danger electricity”, “electric shock”, “electrical hazard”, “high voltage”

What the Electricity symbol means

Electrical danger

There is a risk of electric shock here, for example from live parts behind a cover or inside a cabinet. Do not open, touch or work on the equipment unless you are qualified and it has been made safe.

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Where it appears

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Questions about the Electricity symbol

What does the Electricity symbol mean?
There is a risk of electric shock here, for example from live parts behind a cover or inside a cabinet. Do not open, touch or work on the equipment unless you are qualified and it has been made safe.
What does the Electricity symbol look like?
Yellow triangle with a black border and a black zigzag lightning arrow pointing down. It is also called “W012”, “danger electricity”, “electric shock”, “electrical hazard” and “high voltage”.
Which standard defines the Electricity symbol?
It is listed as ISO 7010-W012.

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