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.
Wear respiratory protection
Blue disc with a white head seen from the front wearing a full-face mask with eye windows and a filter below. · also called “M017”, “breathing protection”, “respiratory equipment must be worn”, “wear a respirator”
What the Wear respiratory protection symbol means
Wear respiratory protection
You must wear respiratory protective equipment, such as a suitable mask or respirator, in this area. It is used where the air may contain dust, fumes, gases or other harmful substances.
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 Wear respiratory protection symbol
- What does the Wear respiratory protection symbol mean?
- You must wear respiratory protective equipment, such as a suitable mask or respirator, in this area. It is used where the air may contain dust, fumes, gases or other harmful substances.
- What does the Wear respiratory protection symbol look like?
- Blue disc with a white head seen from the front wearing a full-face mask with eye windows and a filter below. It is also called “M017”, “breathing protection”, “respiratory equipment must be worn” and “wear a respirator”.
- Which standard defines the Wear respiratory protection symbol?
- It is listed as ISO 7010-M017.
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