# 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), Division 3: Coded signals to be used

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Meaning
Description
Illustration
A. General signals
START
Attention
Start of command
both arms are extended horizontally with the palms facing forward
STOP
Interruption
End of movement
the right arm points upwards with the palm facing forwards
END
of the operation
the right arm points upwards with the palm facing forwards
B. Vertical movements
RAISE
the right arm points upwards with the palm facing forward and slowly makes a circle
LOWER
the right arm points downwards with the palm facing inwards and slowly makes a circ le
VERTICAL DISTANCE
the hands indicate the relevant distance
C. Horizontal Movements
MOVE FORWARDS
both arms are bent with the palms facing upwards, and the forearms make slow movements towards the body
MOVE BACKWARDS
both arms are bent with the palms facing downwards, and the forearms make slow movements away from the body
RIGHT
to the signalman’s
the right arm is extended more or less horizontally with the palm facing downwards and slowly makes small movements to the right
LEFT
to the signalman’s
the left arm is extended more or less horizontally with the palm facing downwards and slowly makes small movements to the left
HORIZONTAL DISTANCE
the hands indicate the relevant distance
D. Danger
DANGER
Emergency stop
both arms point upwards with the palms facing forwards
QUICK
all movements faster
SLOW
all movements slower

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1992/58/annex/IX/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1992-58/annex-IX/division-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.