Emergency markers design and manufacture criteria

The following table lists the design and manufacturing criteria for emergency markers.

Mandatory criteria

Description	Requirements
Marker colours must be highly visible and use prescribed colours	Front panel colour: Green PMS 349c
Marker font type should adhere to the following standards	Index font: Arial Narrow Efo MT Bold in lower case Text Font: Arial and Arial bold for 000 Text and index colour: White
Marker font size must be identifiable from a practical distance and optically spaced and comply with recommended viewing distances.	Font size must be at least 5mm per metre Symbols must be at least 15mm per metre
Marker materials must be highly durable and resistant according to your environment	Graffiti resistant cover
Use of symbols	Inclusion of telephone symbol in centre row with 000 is highly recommended
White Stroke	20mm white stroke, thick and straight from the edge

Signage materials

A number of different signage materials are available. The selected material will be made according to the characteristics of the environment and recommendations from your signage manufacturer.

The table lists some of the signage material options available.

Material Type	Characteristics	Suitable Environments
Metal	BHP Colourbond™ Steel. Guaranteed lifetime of 5–8 years. These signs come with rounded corners and four corner mounting holes. They endure temperatures of -40°C to 80°C.0.7mm thick.	Well suited for use outdoors and windy conditions.
Reflective Aluminium	Reflective aluminium signs are made up of the reflective sheeting and aluminium base. Capral aluminium tolerances comply with AS/NZS 1734:1997 and should be used for any application where resistance to corrosion and strength are a necessity.	This type of reflective aluminium signs are used in some of our traffic and parking range signs.

Emergency marker considerations

A suite of manufacturing solutions will be required according to the characteristics of each environment, available materials and cost:

Emergency marker design approach must be tailored to the unique needs of every environment.
Consideration of environment and amenity.
Durability against elements and vandalism is important.
Reflective and highly visible material is most beneficial.

Emergency Marker design template

The following template must be completed for each environment when selecting emergency marker design and composition.

An example is completed below for understanding the table application.

Environment name	Mandatory text	Landscape or portrait	Dimensions	Front panel colour	Index font, colour and size	Text font, colour and size	Installation	Marker base material	Marker finish material	Illumination
Eastlink Trail ELT	Emergency Marker Call 000 and quote XXXX		100mm wide 400mm deep (minimum requirement)	Green PMS 349c	Arial Narrow MT bold White	Arial (Directions) and Arial Bold (000) White	New post or exisiting structure	Reflective along with white outline	Graffiti resistant cover	Optional