ISO 20712-1:2008规定了与水环境相关的水安全标志。它适用于水生环境的所有者和经营者，以及标志和设备的制造商。然而，它不适用于用于海上交通的信号。 ISO 3864-1规定的安全标志所需的形状和颜色，以及每个标志中包含的图形符号。水上安全标志原件符合ISO 3864-3的设计标准。 ISO 20712-1:2008规定了水上安全标志原件，可用于复制和应用。 ISO 20712-1:2008包括水安全标志，要求补充文字标志与这些水安全标志结合使用，以提高理解力。

ISO 20712-1:2008 prescribes water safety signs intended for use in connection with the aquatic environment. It is intended for use by owners and operators of aquatic environments and by manufacturers of signs and equipment. However, it is not applicable to signalling used for maritime traffic. The shape and colour required to be used for safety signs, as prescribed by ISO 3864-1, are given together with the graphical symbols contained within each sign. The water safety sign originals meet the design criteria of ISO 3864-3. ISO 20712-1:2008 specifies the water safety sign originals that may be scaled for reproduction and application purposes. ISO 20712-1:2008 includes water safety signs which require that supplementary text signs be used in conjunction with these water safety signs to improve comprehension.