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AS 2416-2002

Superseded

Superseded

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Design and application of water safety signs

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Superseded date

30-07-2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

07-02-2002

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1 - AS 2416-2002 DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF WATER SAFETY SIGNS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - FOREWORD
7 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
7 - 1.1 SCOPE
7 - 1.2 OBJECTIVE
7 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 1.4 DESIGN
8 - 1.5 DEFINITIONS
8 - 1.5.1 Combination signs
8 - 1.5.2 Legend
8 - 1.5.3 Shall
8 - 1.5.4 Should
8 - 1.5.5 Surround
8 - 1.5.6 Warning
9 - SECTION 2 DESIGN AND USE OF FLAGS
9 - 2.1 DESIGN
9 - 2.2 APPLICATION
9 - 2.2.1 Patrolled bathing area-swimming permitted
10 - 2.2.2 Closure of a bathing area
10 - 2.2.3 Aquatic activity boundary
10 - 2.2.4 Underwater diving flags
11 - SECTION 3 DESIGN AND USE OF SIGNS
11 - 3.1 GENERAL
11 - 3.2 USE OF SYMBOLS AND SYMBOLIC SIGNS
12 - 3.3 CLASSIFICATION OF SIGNS
12 - 3.4 COLOUR, SHAPE AND ENCLOSURE CODING
12 - 3.5 SIGN LAYOUTS
12 - 3.5.1 General
13 - 3.5.2 Regulatory and warning signs
18 - 3.5.3 Information and permissive signs
18 - 3.6 SIGN SIZE, LEGEND AND LEGIBILITY
18 - 3.6.1 General
18 - 3.6.2 Symbolic sign and letter sizes
19 - 3.6.3 Sign size modification
19 - 3.7 SIGN FACE MATERIALS AND COLOURS
19 - 3.7.1 Non-retroreflective signs
19 - 3.7.2 Retroreflective signs
19 - 3.8 SIGN CONSTRUCTION, ERECTION AND REMOVAL
20 - 3.9 SITING OF SIGNS
20 - 3.10 MAINTENANCE
20 - 3.11 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC SIGNS
20 - 3.11.1 Beware of Hazardous Marine Creatures signs
20 - 3.11.2 Warning signs for unpatrolled areas
21 - 3.11.3 Swimming Not Advised sign
22 - APPENDIX A - STANDARD WATER SAFETY SYMBOLIC SIGNS
22 - A1 SCOPE
28 - APPENDIX B - SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF WATER SAFETY SYMBOLIC SIGNS

Specifies requirements for the design and application of flags and safety signs incorporating graphic symbols, intended for use where water sports may be undertaken or where there are other activities close to bodies of water such as the seaside, rivers, creeks, dams and open drains.

Committee
CS-093
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 4255 6
Pages
22
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

This Standard sets out requirements for the design and application of flags and safety signsincluding signs incorporating graphic symbols, intended for use where water sports may beundertaken or where there are other activities close to bodies of water such as the seaside,rivers, creeks, dams and open drains.

First published as AS 2416-1980.
Second edition 1985.
Third edition 1995.
Fourth edition 2002.

AS 2700-1996 Colour Standards for general purposes - Swatches
AS 1319-1994 Safety signs for the occupational environment (Reconfirmed 2018)
AS 1744-1975 Forms of letters and numerals for road signs (known as Standard alphabets for road signs)
AS/NZS 1906.1:1993 Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes Retroreflective materials
AS 2899.2-1986 Public information symbol signs - Water safety signs
AS 2342-1992 Development, testing and implementation of information and safety symbols and symbolic signs (Reconfirmed 2013)
AS/NZS 1906.1:2007 Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes Retroreflective sheeting

AS 2899.0-1986 Public information symbol signs - Consolidated index
AS 6947-2009 Crossing of waterways by electricity infrastructure (Reconfirmed 2019)
HB 326-2008 Urban Greywater Installation Handbook for Single Households
AS 2899.2-1986 Public information symbol signs - Water safety signs

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