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[d] In addition to typical safety sign standards, Japan introduced JIS Z 9098 in 2016 specifically addressing emergency management needs: informing people of areas susceptible to natural disasters, evacuation routes and safe shelters from disasters. The standard's unique aspect is the usage of maps and diagrams to provide more detailed ...
Spanish organization for medical emergencies is a Public Health Integrated EMS (IEMS) that has a network of SAMU/IEMS Medical Emergency Regulation Centers (MERC = SAMU in international appellation). Emergency Primary Care and GP are fully integrated in Spanish IEMS. Autonomous Communities (regions) of Spain
The Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Emergencies (DGPCE) is a component of the Spanish Department of the Interior responsible for promoting, planning and coordinating the various actors involved in the field of civil defence, both national and international.
Andorra makes use of the same designs used in Spain for its road signs, though the Catalan language is used instead of Spanish. However, the system of Andorran direction signs differs significantly, with all such signs making use of the Swiss 721 Black Condensed typeface and being white in colour (and important destinations highlighted with a ...
The SAE (Spanish: Sistema de Alerta de Emergencia; English: Emergency Alert System) was created as a response to the 2010 Chilean Earthquake after the failure by the national authorities to provide safety precautions and speedy information during the aftermath of the disaster. Since its inception in 2012 and through its official implementation ...
Non-emergency police – 018 527 100; Poison control – 09 471 977. Albania: 129: 127: 128: Traffic police – 126; Emergency at sea – 125. [69] Mobile phones ambulance – 112 Andorra: 110: 116: 118: 112 – Mountain / Sky Rescue collaboration with Spanish (Catalan) and French authorities [70] Armenia: 112 or 911 [71]
The signs often have metal or plastic knock-outs which can optionally be removed so that an arrow is also lit pointing left or right. Modern exit signs are often combined with other safety devices, such as emergency floodlighting for supplementary area illumination. [13] Modern exit signs are also, to some degree, flame retardant.
Commercial signs in Quebec are permitted to include text in languages other than French as long as French is "markedly predominant". [5] At places near the U.S.–Mexico border, some signs are bilingual in English and Spanish, [6] and some signs near the U.S.–Canada border are bilingual in English and French.