[2] It was issued as a transposition of the European directive 92/58/EEC and replaced the Safety Signs Regulations 1980.

[3] The regulations apply to occupational health and safety within the territorial borders of Great Britain, also on offshore installations.

[4][5][6] It does not apply to the marking of dangerous goods and substances itself, only its storage or pipes, nor the regulation of road, rail, inland waterway, sea or air traffic, nor to signs used aboard of sea-going ships.

[8] The Regulations require safety signage to be uniform and, as far as appropriate, without words, in order to be easily and fast understandable, without knowing the language.

[9] This part, Minimum requirements governing signs on containers and pipes, defines the marking for the transport or storage of dangerous material by pipes and in containers, originally within the scope of the European directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, which are both replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, the CLP Regulation.

[1] The Minimum requirements for verbal communication defines the use of language for safety purposes.

[1] Attention Start of Command Interruption End of movement Emergency stop