No pushing (red prohibition sign)
The standard’s wording, as the sources below reproduce it:
“To prohibit pushing against an object.”
ISO 7010-P017 · IEC 60601-1, Table D.2, safety sign 5
What it means for you
Do not push against the part it is on. On medical equipment it goes on parts that could tip, slide or break if leaned on or used to move the equipment — a monitor arm, an IV pole, the side of a trolley, an overbed table, or a bed part — rather than on the handle you are meant to push by.
Whether a device is right for you is a question for your pharmacist, nurse or doctor.
- What it looks like
- A red circle with a red diagonal bar over a black figure leaning forward with both hands against a block.
- Where you see it
- Hospital beds, stretchers, equipment carts and trolleys, IV poles and monitor mounts.
- Other names
- do not push; ISO 7010 P017; pushing prohibited; no pushing against
What it does not tell you
It does not say where the device should be pushed from or how much force the part can take; the instructions show the handles and transport position.
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Sources
ISO 7010 and IEC 60601-1 are paid standards, so the wording above is quoted as 3 publishers’ public documents reproduce it; our drawing is not the ISO artwork. Each was fetched and read on the date shown:
- Boston Scientific: Symbols Glossary — Row ISO 7010-P017 “No pushing”, IEC 60601-1 Table D.2, Symbol 5: “To prohibit pushing against an object.” Checked 2026-09-28.
- NE Scientific: Master Symbol Glossary (CTF-100011 Rev 01) — Lists IEC 60601-1 Table D2, safety sign 5 (ISO 7010-P017) “No pushing — To prohibit pushing against an object”. Checked 2026-09-28.
- Verathon: Symbol Glossary (0900-4757) — Row “No pushing — To prohibit pushing against an object.”, ISO 7010 reference number P017. Checked 2026-09-28.
Plain-language parts are in our own words; quotations are the sources’ wording.