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Laser beam symbol: yellow triangle with a black border and a black starburst on the left with a straight beam line running from it to the right
ISO 7010-W004

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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Laser beam

Yellow triangle with a black border and a black starburst on the left with a straight beam line running from it to the right. · also called “W004”, “laser beam”, “laser radiation”, “laser warning”

What the Laser beam symbol means

Laser beam

A laser beam is in use here and can injure your eyes or skin. Never look into the beam and keep out of its path unless you are authorised and protected.

Source · Standard ISO 7010 Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety signs · checked

Where it appears

  • ISO 7010
    —This meaning

Questions about the Laser beam symbol

What does the Laser beam symbol mean?
A laser beam is in use here and can injure your eyes or skin. Never look into the beam and keep out of its path unless you are authorised and protected.
What does the Laser beam symbol look like?
Yellow triangle with a black border and a black starburst on the left with a straight beam line running from it to the right. It is also called “W004”, “laser beam”, “laser radiation” and “laser warning”.
Which standard defines the Laser beam symbol?
It is listed as ISO 7010-W004.

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