ISO 7010 · W-series · Warning

W014 Warning; Forklift trucks and other industrial vehicles

Our drawing, not ISO’s artwork.

Forklift trucks or other industrial vehicles may be moving here. Its prohibition twin, P006, bans them from an area instead.

ISO 7010 reference: W014
Registered title: Warning; Forklift trucks and other industrial vehicles ISO Online Browsing Platform, ISO 7010 - W014, Warning; Forklift trucks and other industrial vehicles, reference number and registered title
Colour and shape: Yellow triangle with a black border, black symbol: Warning: a hazard is here

What the yellow triangle with a black border means

In HSE’s guidance on the UK Safety Signs and Signals Regulations 1996, a warning sign has a triangular 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, warning signs, intrinsic features (a), page 14 and a black pictogram on a yellow background with black edging (the yellow 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, warning signs, intrinsic features (b), page 14

Its colour stands for: Warning sign, Be careful; take precautions; examine 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, yellow or amber, meaning or purpose (page 12)

In the UK: HSE L64

Industrial vehicles 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 warning signs in Schedule 1, page 15

In the US: OSHA

OSHA’s rule below is about the hazard or the equipment, not about the sign itself.

The driver shall be required to slow down and sound the horn at cross aisles and other locations where vision is obstructed. US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.178 Powered industrial trucks, 1910.178(n)(4)

Signs people confuse with it, or find beside it

Other warning 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 warning signs in Schedule 1, page 15; Part 2, warning signs, intrinsic features (a), page 14; Part 2, warning signs, intrinsic features (b), page 14; Table 1, yellow or amber, instruction and information (page 12); Table 1, yellow or amber, meaning or purpose (page 12). www.hse.gov.uk Checked 2026-09-29.
US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): 29 CFR 1910.178 Powered industrial trucks (current eCFR text). Used here: 1910.178(n)(4). www.osha.gov Checked 2026-09-29.
ISO Online Browsing Platform: ISO 7010 - W014, Warning; Forklift trucks and other industrial vehicles (registered safety sign entry). Used here: reference number and registered title. www.iso.org Checked 2026-09-29.