EN ISO 9687:2015

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2015
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SIST EN ISO 9687:2000
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Dentistry - Graphical symbols for dental equipment (ISO 9687:2015)
Zahnheilkunde - Graphische Symbole für zahnärztliche Ausrüstungen (ISO 9687:2015)
Médecine bucco-dentaire - Symboles graphiques pour matériel dentaire (ISO 9687:2015)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 9687:2015
ICS:
01.080.20 *UDILþQLVLPEROL]DSRVHEQR Graphical symbols for use on
RSUHPR specific equipment
11.060.20 =RERWHKQLþQDRSUHPD Dental equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 9687
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2015
ICS 01.080.20; 11.060.20 Supersedes EN ISO 9687:1995
English Version
Dentistry - Graphical symbols for dental equipment (ISO
9687:2015)
Médecine bucco-dentaire - Symboles graphiques pour Zahnheilkunde - Graphische Symbole für zahnärztliche
matériel dentaire (ISO 9687:2015) Ausrüstungen (ISO 9687:2015)
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Foreword .3
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 9687:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 106 “Dentistry” in
collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 55 “Dentistry” the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2015, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by August 2015.
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rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 9687:1995.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 9687:2015 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 9687:2015 without any modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 9687
Second edition
2015-02-01
Dentistry — Graphical symbols for
dental equipment
Médecine bucco-dentaire — Symboles graphiques pour matériel dentaire
Reference number
ISO 9687:2015(E)
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ISO 9687:2015(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Requirements . 1
4.1 General . 1
4.2 Use of graphical symbols . 2
4.3 Size of symbols . 2
4.4 Representation of names of languages and dates . 2
5 Graphical symbols . 2
Bibliography .28
ISO 9687:2015(E)
Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 106, Dentistry, Subcommittee SC 6, Dental equipment.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 9687:1993), which has been technically
revised with the following changes:
— addition of ISO/IEC registration number;
— addition of Table 2: symbols for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization;
— addition of Table 3: symbols for disinfectants used for hygienic purposes;
— addition of Table 4: symbols for miscellaneous.
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ISO 9687:2015(E)
Introduction
Graphical symbols are used in many areas of daily life. They give necessary and useful information of
many kinds in a visual way. They are used as signals (warning or alarm signals), for general information,
as means of control, for the correct application of machines, instruments, etc. and in many other ways
of communication.
Their content of information is very often superior to verbal explanations because their information is
visually acknowledged instantly and is often kept in memory easier and longer than terms or phonetic
explanations.
Graphical symbols are internationally understandable without sometimes difficult, possibly misleading
and costly translations.
Each ISO technical committee is responsible for the selection or creation of graphical symbols within
its own field of interest. Graphical symbols can form the main subject of an International Standard, or
a single symbol or several symbols might appear as part of a standard covering wider aspects of the
subject to which the symbol(s) refer(s).
The ISO Technical Management Board has assigned overall responsibility for standardization in the
field of graphical symbols to ISO/TC 145, Graphical symbols, and to ISO/TC 10/SC 10, Technical product
documentation (tpd) symbols.
ISO/TC 210 who is responsible for the development of ISO 15233, prepared an international guide to
the development and registration of symbols for use in the labelling of medical devices. This guideline
recommends that the proliferation of graphical symbols without international harmonization is
undesirable and contrary to these objectives.
There is a need for simple, internationally accepted graphical symbols labelling that provides general
and specific information to the user in a manner that overcomes the limitations of languages. It is in the
best interest of safety and health of patients, dentists, dental technicians, and other persons, to reduce
the confusion inherent in the use of multiple language labelling. Both of these objectives can be met by
the use of standardized symbols agreed by consensus on an international basis.
The task of determining technical requirements to allow the use of specific symbols is best taken up
by bodies expert in the relevant areas. ISO/TC 106/SC 6/WG 2, Dental patient chair and dental unit, has
taken up this responsibility by developing this International Standard.
This International Standard has been prepared to reduce the need for multiple translations of words
into national languages, to simplify labelling wherever possible and to prevent separate development of
different symbols to convey the same information.
This International Standard contains a series of symbols (pictograms) for use in dentistry. Their
application should be considered in literature for the labelling and packaging of devices used in
dentistry, on items of dental equipment and instruments. Their use is unlimited and a most helpful
means of communication within dentistry.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 9687:2015(E)
Dentistry — Graphical symbols for dental equipment
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies graphical symbols for dental equipment. It is intended that the
symbols are to be used on the appropriate piece of dental equipment and in documents pertaining
to dental equipment, for example in instructions for use, marking, labelling, and technical product
documentation.
The symbols are selected specifically for all kinds of dental equipment. The majority of the symbols
are taken from relevant ISO, IEC, or other international documents. Several new symbols presented by
manufacturers or users have been added.
NOTE In addition to terms used in two of the three official ISO languages (English, French, and Russian),
this International Standard gives the equivalent terms in the Germa
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