Geplaatst op 11 November 2016
The IMO (International Maritime Organization) has announced that Resolution A.760(18) regarding safety signage on board vessels, which dates back to 1993, has become outdated and is expected to be revised in 2018. The revised resolution will refer to the ISO 24409 standard. In anticipation of this, the IMO is calling on all users to apply ISO 24409 from today onwards.
Blomsma Signs & Safety has already been working on the basis of ISO 24409 for some time. The current IMO A.760(18) does not fit in well in practical terms with the existing standards defined for safety signage. We are therefore pleased to see that the new standard is now also being defined officially, given that safety signage should be a system and a means of communication for making work on board a vessel as safe as possible.
Both the IMO and the SOLAS regulations have already contained amendments and images for many decades for escape route signage and equipment marking... ...
If you operate in the maritime or offshore sectors, you may well be aware of IMO resolutions for ships with respect to safety signage and and escape route guidance system. ...
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