Principes fondamentaux et de sécurité pour l'interface homme-machine, le marquage et l'identification - Principes de codage pour les indicateurs et les organes de commande

Scope

This International Standard establishes general rules for assigning particular meanings to certain visual, acoustic and tactile indications in order to

- increase the safety of persons, property and/or the environment through the safe monitoring and control of the equipment or process;

- facilitate the proper monitoring, control and maintenance of the equipment or process;

- facilitate the rapid recognition of control conditions and actuator positions.

This standard is for general application:

- from simple cases such as single indicator lights, push-buttons, mechanical indicators, light emitting diodes (LEDs) or video display screens to extensive control stations which may include a wide variety of devices for controlling an equipment or process;

NOTE Application of the general coding principles for displays on screens should be carried out without modification.

- where the safety of persons, property and/or the environment is involved, and also where the above-mentioned codes are used to facilitate the proper monitoring and controlling of equipment;

- where a particular kind of coding is to be assigned by a technical committee to a special function.