GB 2894-2025
Safety Colors and Safety Signs (English Version)
- Standard No.
- GB 2894-2025
- Language
- Chinese, Available in English version
- Release Date
- 2025
- Published By
- General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People‘s Republic of China CN / GB
- Latest
- GB 2894-2025
- Replace
- GB 2893-2008 GB 7231-2003 GB 2894-2008
- Introduction
Core changes in the standard revision
Revision dimensions 2008 version 2025 version Key points of technical upgrade Sign type 4 types of basic signs 37 new special signs Added scenario-based signs such as Beware of people involved and Beware of battery charging Industrial pipelines Not integrated New Chapter 8 Specifies 8 basic identification colors and 5 identification methods Lighting requirements Not specified 7.3.1 Special clauses Mandatory application of retro-reflective/self-luminous materials
Technical specifications for safety colors
Chapter 4 of the standard specifies the application scenarios of four colors: red (prohibition/firefighting), yellow (warning), blue (instruction), and green (safety tips). Requirements for contrasting colors:
- Black text must be used on a yellow background
- Red/blue/green backgrounds must be matched with white for contrast
- The angle of the diagonal lines on the safety mark must be strictly 45°
Key points for the implementation of signboards
Application case in automobile manufacturing workshops
The stamping workshop needs to set up the following combined signs: Beware of mechanical injuries (1-10), No gloves allowed (2-28) and Must wear ear protectors (3-05), model 5 (observation distance 10-16 meters), made of oil-resistant PVC material.
Industrial Pipeline Marking System
Material Type Identification Color Marking Example Oxygen Light Blue (PB06) Arrow + "O₂" Bidirectional Marking Acid Purple (P02) 150mm Color Ring + "H₂SO₄"
Compliance Implementation Recommendations
- Complete the replacement of old signs before December 1, 2025
- Confined space work areas must add Beware of Confined Space signs (1-52)
- Pipeline markings must be repeated every 10 meters
GB 2894-2025 history
- 2025 GB 2894-2025 Safety Colors and Safety Signs
- 2008 GB 2894-2008 Safety signs and guideline for the use
- 1996 GB 2894-1996 Safety signs
GB 2894-2025 Safety Colors and Safety Signs has been changed from GB 2893-2008 Safety colours.
GB 2894-2025 Safety Colors and Safety Signs has been changed from GB 7231-2003 Basic identification colors and code indications and safety sign for industrial pipelines.
