Slippery surface exists because of stupid architects / builders / customers ordering buildings. In Norway, there are a bunch of grocery (and other) stores that put those signs out when it's raining or snowing outside, i.e., the floor is likely wet. How about thinking upfront and choosing a non-slippery floor material, even if it doesn't look "fancy".
ISO Warning Signs
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Re: ISO Warning Signs
#32What is the best way to print these? An inkjet and some glossy paper? How does one preserve them when exposed to the sun, rain, ice and snow? Does someone yet make a consumer level printer that can print onto vinyl stickers?
Don't print them onto vinyl, cut them out of vinyl. They're all single-color or two-color with no gradients, so they're designed to be cut.
You can get a cheap little USCutter MH series for under $300, blades from aliexpress for $15, and a few rolls of vinyl and transfer tape from Wensco for about $20/ea. That's well within the price of a good printer, and the results are substantially higher contrast and more durable.
(Friends don't let friends pay the Cricut tax. Commercial-grade machines and materials are vastly cheaper in volume.)
Your local hackerspace/makerspace likely already has one.
Re: ISO Warning Signs
#33What is the best way to print these? An inkjet and some glossy paper? How does one preserve them when exposed to the sun, rain, ice and snow? Does someone yet make a consumer level printer that can print onto vinyl stickers?
Don't print them onto vinyl, cut them out of vinyl. They're all single-color or two-color with no gradients, so they're designed to be cut. You can get a cheap little USCutter MH series for under $300, blades from aliexpress for $15, and a few rolls of vinyl and transfer tape from Wensco for about $20/ea. That's well within the price of a good printer, and the results are substantially higher contrast and more durabl…
Thank you, I will look into that.
Re: ISO Warning Signs
#34This is cool, I didn't realize there are so many. A couple interesting ones:
Warning that a bull is in the area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_W034_warning;_bu...
Don't wear gloves (any idea when this would be the case? Usually it's don't wear a specific kind (like latex vs rubber) of glove): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_P028.svg
Re: ISO Warning Signs
#35This is cool, I didn't realize there are so many. A couple interesting ones: Warning that a bull is in the area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_W034_warning;_bu... Don't wear gloves (any idea when this would be the case? Usually it's don't wear a specific kind (like latex vs rubber) of glove): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_P028.svg
To prohibit the use of gloves when operating a machine with drawing-in hazard [1]
Re: ISO Warning Signs
#36Some of these pictograms remind me of the old 2003 (?) era ready.gov terrorism awareness pictograms[1].
M055—To induce a temper-tantrum in the kid, take away the box of cookies they've half eaten.
W041—Shower every day or you'll be a loner surrounded by a swarm of flies.[2]
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20040902165319/https://smithplan... (note: not the original site and I'm not sure where the meme originated from, but this site appears to have the largest collection of examples from a quick search)
[2] Yes I know it's probably for a lighter-than-air gas hazard in confined space hazard, but in reality why would this pictogram be chosen instead of a textual sign like https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Confined... and possibly also use of M047 Use breathing equipment (SCBA) and if you really want to get a message across, also W016 Toxic material (even if its not toxic this sign says "keep the hell out" like no other sign does).
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#37Some of them are terrible. "Release the ropes" (lifeboat) for eaxmple, as well as others, only mean something if you already know what they mean. A warning sign should be instinctive to most of the population. It's as pointless as when you see a "danger" sign with the word "danger" underneath to explain what the sign means :-)
> Some of them are terrible. "Release the ropes" (lifeboat) for eaxmple, as well as others, only mean something if you already know what they mean.
Yes but the intended audience isn't the general public, it's going to be lifeboat crew and operators, and these folks will likely be trained to interpret these signs.
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#38Slippery surface exists because of stupid architects / builders / customers ordering buildings. In Norway, there are a bunch of grocery (and other) stores that put those signs out when it's raining or snowing outside, i.e., the floor is likely wet. How about thinking upfront and choosing a non-slippery floor material, even if it doesn't look "fancy".
What do you suggest? I think main considerations are cost, ability to keep clean and durability.
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#39Slippery surface exists because of stupid architects / builders / customers ordering buildings. In Norway, there are a bunch of grocery (and other) stores that put those signs out when it's raining or snowing outside, i.e., the floor is likely wet. How about thinking upfront and choosing a non-slippery floor material, even if it doesn't look "fancy".
What do you suggest? I think main considerations are cost, ability to keep clean and durability.
Concrete, coarse finish
Re: ISO Warning Signs
#40This is cool, I didn't realize there are so many. A couple interesting ones: Warning that a bull is in the area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_W034_warning;_bu... Don't wear gloves (any idea when this would be the case? Usually it's don't wear a specific kind (like latex vs rubber) of glove): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_P028.svg
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