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• BS 5499-4:2000 - Safety signs, including fire safety signs. Code of practice for escape route signing
• BS 5499-10:2006 - Safety signs, including fire safety signs. Code of practice for the use of safety signs, including fire safety signs
• BS 5499-11:2002 - Graphical symbols and signs. Safety signs, including fire safety signs. Water safety signs.

Note that:

• BS 5499-1:2002 - “Graphical symbols and signs. Safety signs, including fire safety signs. Specification for geometric shapes, colours and layout” is now withdrawn and superseded by BS ISO 3864-1:2011;
• BS 5499-2:1986 - “Fire safety signs, notices and graphic symbols. Specification for self-luminous fire safety signs” is now withdrawn and superseded by BS ISO 7010:2011;
• BS 5499-6:2002 - “Graphical symbols and signs. Safety signs, including fire safety signs. Creation and design of graphical symbols for use in safety signs. Requirements” is now withdrawn and superseded by BS ISO 3864-3:2012;

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