{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1992-58/annex-IX/division-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1992-58/annex-IX/division-3.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1992/58",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 92/58/EEC of 24 June 1992 on the minimum requirements for the provision of safety and/or health signs at work (ninth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1992-58",
  "path": "annex/IX/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Coded signals to be used",
  "text": "Meaning\nDescription\nIllustration\nA. General signals\nSTART\nAttention\nStart of command\nboth arms are extended horizontally with the palms facing forward\nSTOP\nInterruption\nEnd of movement\nthe right arm points upwards with the palm facing forwards\nEND\nof the operation\nthe right arm points upwards with the palm facing forwards\nB. Vertical movements\nRAISE\nthe right arm points upwards with the palm facing forward and slowly makes a circle\nLOWER\nthe right arm points downwards with the palm facing inwards and slowly makes a circ le\nVERTICAL DISTANCE\nthe hands indicate the relevant distance\nC. Horizontal Movements\nMOVE FORWARDS\nboth arms are bent with the palms facing upwards, and the forearms make slow movements towards the body\nMOVE BACKWARDS\nboth arms are bent with the palms facing downwards, and the forearms make slow movements away from the body\nRIGHT\nto the signalman’s\nthe right arm is extended more or less horizontally with the palm facing downwards and slowly makes small movements to the right\nLEFT\nto the signalman’s\nthe left arm is extended more or less horizontally with the palm facing downwards and slowly makes small movements to the left\nHORIZONTAL DISTANCE\nthe hands indicate the relevant distance\nD. Danger\nDANGER\nEmergency stop\nboth arms point upwards with the palms facing forwards\nQUICK\nall movements faster\nSLOW\nall movements slower",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1992/58/annex/IX/division/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:21.915617+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}