ISO 7010 · E-series · Safe condition
E012 Safety shower
A safety shower is here, for drenching the body after a chemical splash.
- ISO 7010 reference
- E012
- Registered title
Safety shower
ISO Online Browsing Platform, ISO 7010 - E012, Safety shower, reference number and registered title- Colour and shape
- Green square or rectangle, white symbol: Safe condition: emergency exits, first aid, safety equipment
What the green square or rectangle means
In HSE’s guidance on the UK Safety Signs and Signals Regulations 1996, a safe condition sign has a rectangular or square shape
Health and Safety Executive (HSE), L64 Safety signs and signals: The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996. Guidance on Regulations (third edition), Part 2, emergency escape or first-aid signs, intrinsic features (a), page 17 and a white pictogram on a green background (the green part to take up at least 50% of the area of the sign)
Health and Safety Executive (HSE), L64 Safety signs and signals: The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996. Guidance on Regulations (third edition), Part 2, emergency escape or first-aid signs, intrinsic features (b), page 17
Its colour stands for: Emergency escape
, No danger
, Doors; exits; escape routes; equipment and facilities
, Return to normal
Health and Safety Executive (HSE), L64 Safety signs and signals: The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996. Guidance on Regulations (third edition), Table 1, green, meaning or purpose (page 12)
In the UK: HSE L64
Safety shower
Health and Safety Executive (HSE), L64 Safety signs and signals: The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996. Guidance on Regulations (third edition), name under the first-aid sign examples from BS EN ISO 7010, page 18
In the US: OSHA
OSHA’s rule below is about the hazard or the equipment, not about the sign itself.
Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.
US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.151 Medical services and first aid, 1910.151(c)
Signs people confuse with it, or find beside it
Other safe condition signs
Sources
ISO 7010 is a paid standard. Its OBP entries are free to view, but they are a script-driven app, so the title and reference number above are copied from the entry's own heading as it lists them (read 2026-09-29), not from the paid text. Other lines in quotation marks are HSE’s or OSHA’s words.
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE): L64 Safety signs and signals: The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996. Guidance on Regulations (third edition) (published 2015). Used here: name under the first-aid sign examples from BS EN ISO 7010, page 18; Part 2, emergency escape or first-aid signs, intrinsic features (a), page 17; Part 2, emergency escape or first-aid signs, intrinsic features (b), page 17; Table 1, green, meaning or purpose (page 12); Table 1, green, instruction and information (page 12). www.hse.gov.uk Checked 2026-09-29.
- US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): 29 CFR 1910.151 Medical services and first aid (current eCFR text). Used here: 1910.151(c). www.osha.gov Checked 2026-09-29.
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: ISO 7010 - E012, Safety shower (registered safety sign entry). Used here: reference number and registered title. www.iso.org Checked 2026-09-29.