ISO 11684-2023 PDF

Full title and description

ISO 11684:2023 — Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Safety labels — General principles. This international standard establishes principles for the design and presentation of safety labels and hazard pictorials permanently affixed to, or displayed electronically on, tractors, agricultural and forestry machinery, and powered lawn and garden equipment.

Abstract

This document sets out safety label objectives and design principles: basic label formats and colours, the panels that make up a safety label, guidance for hazard pictorials, and information to be included in operator’s manuals where relevant. It is intended to harmonize label design to improve clarity and accident prevention on agricultural and horticultural machinery.

General information

• Status: Published.
• Publication date: 31 January 2023.
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 01.080.20 (Graphical symbols for use on specific equipment); 65.060.01 (Agricultural machines and equipment in general).
• Edition / version: 2nd edition (2023), replaces ISO 11684:1995.
• Number of pages: 53 pages.

Key bibliographic and lifecycle details above are taken from the ISO bibliographic record for ISO 11684:2023.

Scope

ISO 11684:2023 applies to tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry and powered lawn and garden equipment. It provides general principles for designing safety labels and hazard pictorials that are permanently affixed to equipment or shown on electronic displays, including label objectives, layout panels, colours, and guidance on information that should be echoed in operator’s manuals. The standard is not a regulation but is intended to guide manufacturers, standards writers and regulators in producing clear, consistent safety labelling for that sector.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of safety labels and hazard pictorials and related terms.
• Objectives and principles for label design to maximize comprehension and durability.
• Standard panel structure for labels (symbol/pictorial panel, signal word panel, supplementary text panel, and identification/conditions panel).
• Colour and contrast guidance for different hazard severities (aligned with general safety-colour standards used in product labelling).
• Requirements for durability, placement, sizing and, where applicable, electronic presentation of labels.
• Guidance on including label information in operator’s manuals and linking pictorials with supplemental text.
• Normative references and harmonization with graphical-symbol and safety-colour standards.

Typical use and users

Primary users are manufacturers and designers of tractors, agricultural and forestry machinery and powered garden equipment who need to create or apply safety labels; safety and compliance engineers; technical writers producing operator manuals; national standards bodies and regulators; test houses and conformity assessment bodies; and design teams responsible for operator interfaces and electronic displays. The standard is also used by training providers and by procurement/specification writers setting safety requirements.

Related standards

ISO 11684:2023 is closely related to general safety and graphical-symbol standards such as ISO 3864 (Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs, including ISO 3864‑2 for product safety labels) and ISO 7010 (safety symbols), and aligns with machine-safety principles found in broader machinery standards (for example ISO 12100). It replaces ISO 11684:1995 and was prepared by ISO/TC 23/SC 14 (operator controls, symbols and displays, operator manuals).

Keywords

safety labels; hazard pictorials; tractors; agricultural machinery; forestry machinery; powered lawn and garden equipment; graphical symbols; label design; operator’s manuals; ISO 11684; safety colours.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 11684:2023 is an international standard giving general principles for the design and use of safety labels and hazard pictorials for tractors, agricultural and forestry machinery, and powered lawn and garden equipment.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers label objectives, panel formats and layout, colours and contrast guidance, pictorials, durability and placement considerations, and related information that should appear in operator’s manuals or electronic displays.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Manufacturers, product designers, safety engineers, technical authors, regulators, conformity assessment bodies and standards committees use this standard to produce consistent, comprehensible safety labelling for agricultural and related equipment.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 11684:2023 is the current edition (2nd edition) published on 31 January 2023; it supersedes ISO 11684:1995.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It sits within the body of ISO standards addressing safety signs and labels and the ISO/TC 23 sector for agricultural machinery; it is intended to be used alongside related standards such as ISO 3864 (safety colours and signs) and ISO 7010 (safety symbols).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Safety labels, hazard pictorials, tractors, agricultural machinery, forestry equipment, powered lawn and garden equipment, graphical symbols, label design, operator’s manual.