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.
Warning signsSafety and compliance marksSafety signs (ISO 7010)
Overhead load
Yellow triangle with a black border and a black load hanging from a crane hook on slings. · also called “W015”, “crane load”, “overhead load”, “suspended load”
What the Overhead load symbol means
Overhead load
Loads are lifted or suspended overhead here, for example by a crane or hoist, and could fall. Never stand or walk under a suspended load.
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Where it appears
- ISO 7010—This meaning
Questions about the Overhead load symbol
- What does the Overhead load symbol mean?
- Loads are lifted or suspended overhead here, for example by a crane or hoist, and could fall. Never stand or walk under a suspended load.
- What does the Overhead load symbol look like?
- Yellow triangle with a black border and a black load hanging from a crane hook on slings. It is also called “W015”, “crane load”, “overhead load” and “suspended load”.
- Which standard defines the Overhead load symbol?
- It is listed as ISO 7010-W015.
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