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by asojfdowgh 1418 days ago
118 CHF (123 USD) to have warning signs...

I'm glad that the UN didn't go with these, since interoperability of safety symbology should not be restricted to everyone but poor people

I just wish the UN's efforts went further than just chemicals
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mchesters 1415 days ago
In the UK, you can buy these signs from building retailers (edit: for the cost of a sign, not the ISO Standards document).

I suspect you would need to pay if you were manufacturing these signs for resale, to ensure your signs were ISO compliant.

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traceroute66 1415 days ago
> 118 CHF (123 USD) to have ...

I see its time for the weekly reminder that one does not need to purchase standards directly from ISO.

What you do is you go buy the "regionalised" (a.k.a. "EN-ISO") version which, for all intents and purposes, is exactly the same document.

EN-ISO versions of ISO documents are available at far, far lower prices.

See for example the online shop at the Estonian Centre for Standards and Accreditation[1]. You don't have to live in Estonia or Europe to buy there.

[1] https://www.evs.ee/en/

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exmadscientist 1415 days ago
Someone has caught on to this. Recent standards I was interested in (electrical stuff) were full price from EVS, or at least close enough that I didn't care.

Very annoying, I hate the motherfucking cartel bastards that are the IEC. (Tell you how I really feel?)

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