Precautionary statement
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Danger
Danger statements are a description of situations where an immediate hazard will cause death or serious injury to workers and/or the general public if not avoided. This designation is to be used only in extreme situations.
OSHA/ANSI Z35.1 | ANSI Z535 | Intended Use |
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Situation will result in serious injury or death.
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ANSI Z535.5 Definition: "Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. The signal word "DANGER" is to be limited to the most extreme situations. DANGER [signs] should not be used for property damage hazards unless personal injury risk appropriate to these levels is also involved."[1]
OSHA 1910.145 Definition: "Shall be used in major hazard situations where an immediate hazard presents a threat of death or serious injury to employees. Danger tags shall be used only in these situations."[2]
Warning
Warning statements are a description of a situation where a potentially hazardous condition exists that could result in the death or serious injury of workers and/or the general public if not avoided.
OSHA/ANSI Z535.2[a] | ANSI Z535 | Intended Use |
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Situation could result in serious injury or death.
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ANSI Z535.5 Definition: "Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. WARNING [signs] should not be used for property damage hazards unless personal injury risk appropriate to this level is also involved."[1]
OSHA 1910.145 Definition: "May be used to represent a hazard level between "Caution" and "Danger," instead of the required "Caution" tag, provided that they have a signal word of "Warning," an appropriate major message, and otherwise meet the general tag criteria of paragraph (f)(4) of this section."[2]
Caution
Caution statements are a description of situations where a non-immediate or potential hazard presents a lesser threat of injury that could result in minor or moderate injuries to workers and/or the general public.
OSHA/ANSI Z35.1 | ANSI Z535 | Intended Use |
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Situation could result moderate or minor injury.
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ANSI Z535.5 Definition: "Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury."[1]
OSHA 1910.145 Definition: "Shall be used in minor hazard situations where a non-immediate or potential hazard or unsafe practice presents a lesser threat of employee injury."[2]
Notice
Notice statements are a description of situations where a non-immediate or potential hazard presents a risk to damage of property and equipment. May be used to indicate important operational characteristics. There is no "Safety Alert" or attention symbol present in this situation.
ANSI Z35.1 | ANSI Z535 | Intended Use |
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Situations that at worst will only result in property damage and will not result in physical injuries.
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ANSI Z535.5 Definition: "Indicates information considered important but not hazard related. The safety alert symbol (a triangle with the exclamation point) shall not be used with this signal word. For environmental/facility signs, NOTICE is typically the choice of signal word for messages relating to property damage, security, sanitation, and housekeeping rules."[1]
OSHA 1910.145 Definition: None.[2]
See also
- ANSI Z535 - An American safety sign standard that makes heavy use of precautionary statements in the form of a 'header'.
- Safety sign
Notes
- ^ The warning header and signal word were not part of ANSI Z35, and does not appear in 1919.145 regarding signs. This design appears in ANSI Z535.2-1991 & 1998, before being phased out.
References
- ^ a b c d American National Standards Institute (November 15, 2011). "ANSI Z535.4-2011 - Product Safety Signs & Labels" (PDF). ANSI. pp. 3–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Definitions for Danger, Warning, Caution Signs that follow ANSI Z535 Standards and OSHA 1910.145 Rules". mysafetysign.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2019.