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 ISO Standards for Graphic Symbols

If you are interested in finding out more about the International Organization for Standardization go to

http://www.iso.ch/

If you want to see a list of the standards that have been developed for graphical symbols go to

http://www.iso.ch/cate/01.html

and scroll down the page to "01.080 Graphical symbols". Here is an excerpt from the list of standards available related to "Graphical symbols for use on specific equipment":

 

  1. ISO/R 369:1964 Symbols for indications appearing on machine tools
  2. ISO/FDIS 780 Packaging -- Pictorial marking for handling of goods (Revision of ISO 780:1985)
  3. ISO 2575:1995 Road vehicles -- Symbols for controls, indicators and tell-tales
  4. ISO 2972:1979 Numerical control of machines -- Symbols
  5. ISO 4062:1977 Dictation equipment -- Symbols
  6. ISO 4129:1990 Mopeds -- Symbols for controls, indicators and tell-tales
  7. ISO 5232:1988 Graphical symbols for textile machinery
  8. ISO/FDIS 5232 Graphical symbols for textile machinery (Revision of ISO 5232:1988)
  9. ISO 6050:1987 Shipbuilding -- Bulbous bow and side thruster symbols
  10. ISO/IEC 6329:1989 Duplicators and document copying machines -- Symbols
  11. ISO 6405-1:1991 Earth-moving machinery -- Symbols for operator controls and
  12. other displays -- Part 1: Common symbols
  13. ISO 6405-2:1993 Earth-moving machinery -- Symbols for operator controls and other displays -- Part 2: Specific symbols for machines, equipment and accessories
  14. ISO 6727:1981 Road vehicles -- Motorcycles -- Symbols for controls, indicators and telltales
  15. ISO 9687:1993 Dental equipment -- Graphical symbols
  16. ISO/DIS 10085 Fire fighting vehicles and equipment -- Symbols for operator controls and other displays
  17. ISO/FDIS 10284 Cinematography -- Graphical symbols -- Description