1、NEMA Standards PublicationNational Electrical Manufacturers AssociationANSI Z535.6-2011Product Safety Information in Product Manuals, Instructions, and Other Collateral MaterialsANSI Z535.6-2011 Revision of ANSI Z535.6-2006 American National Standard Product Safety Information in Product Manuals, In
2、structions, and Other Collateral Materials Secretariat: National Electrical Manufacturers Association Approved July 19, 2011 Published September 15, 2011 Contains November 1, 2011 Errata American National Standards Institute, Inc. ANSI Z535.6-2011 DISCLAIMER The information in this publication was c
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20、America ANSI Z535.6-2011 ii This page intentionally left blank.ANSI Z535.6-2011 iii Contents Page Foreword vii 1 Introduction 1 2 Scope and purpose 1 2.1 Scope 1 2.2 Purpose . 2 3 Application and exceptions 2 3.1 Application . 2 3.2 Exceptions . 2 4 Definitions 2 5 Message components 5 5.1 Signal wo
21、rd 5 5.1.1 Use of signal words 5 5.1.2 Multiple hazard identification 5 5.1.3 Signal word panel . 5 5.2 Symbols and other graphics 5 5.2.1 Safety alert symbol . 6 5.2.2 Safety symbols . 6 5.2.3 Graphics other than safety symbols . 6 5.3 Color 6 5.3.1 Signal word panel . 6 5.3.2 Safety message 7 5.3.
22、3 Other standards 7 5.3.4 Other colors 7 5.4 Type style and size 7 5.4.1 Signal words . 7 5.4.2 Safety message text . 7 ANSI Z535.6-2011 iv 6 Supplemental directives . 7 6.1 Purpose . 7 6.2 Content 8 6.3 Location . 8 6.4 Format . 8 7 Grouped safety messages . 9 7.1 Purpose . 9 7.2 Content 9 7.3 Loca
23、tion . 9 7.3.1 Table of contents 9 7.4 Format . 10 7.4.1 Heading or title . 10 7.4.2 Organization . 10 7.4.3 Formatting individual messages . 10 7.4.4 Safety symbols . 10 8 Section safety messages . 11 8.1 Purpose . 11 8.2 Content 11 8.3 Location . 11 8.4 Format . 11 8.4.1 Signal word panel . 11 8.4
24、.2 Safety alert symbol . 12 8.4.3 Multiple section safety messages. 13 8.4.4 Section safety message text 13 9 Embedded safety messages 13 9.1 Purpose . 13 9.2 Content 13 9.3 Location . 13 ANSI Z535.6-2011 v 9.4 Format . 14 9.4.1 Signal words . 14 9.4.2 Safety alert symbol . 15 9.4.3 Embedded safety
25、message text . 16 10 Property damage messages 16 10.1 Signal word 16 10.2 Color 16 10.3 Safety alert symbol 16 10.4 Supplemental directives 16 10.5 Grouped safety messages 16 11 References . 16 11.1 General 16 11.2 American National Standards . 16 11.3 Other standards . 17 Figures 1 Safety alert sym
26、bols . 4 2 Examples of a signal word panel . 5 3 Supplemental directive with safety alert symbol 9 4 Examples of section safety messages with signal word panels 12 5 Examples of section safety messages with safety alert symbols 13 6 Examples of embedded safety messages with signal words. 15 7 Exampl
27、es of embedded safety messages with safety alert symbols . 15 Tables B1 Translation of Signal Words . 20 ANSI Z535.6-2011 vi Annexes A Providing Information About Safety Messages in Collateral Materials and Product Safety Signs and Labels 18 B Translations of Signal Words . 20 C Risk Estimation and
28、Signal Word Selection . 21 ANSI Z535.6-2011 vii Foreword In 1979, the ANSI Z53 Committee on Safety Colors was combined with the ANSI Z35 Committee on Safety Signs to form the ANSI Z535 Committee on Safety Signs and Colors. The Z535 Committee has the following scope: To develop standards for the desi
29、gn, application, and use of signs, colors and symbols intended to identify and warn against specific hazards and for other accident prevention purposes. While the basic mission and fundamental purpose of the ANSI Z535 Committee is to develop, refine, and promote a single, uniform graphic system used
30、 for communicating safety and accident prevention information, the Z535 Committee recognizes that this information can also be effectively communicated using other graphic systems. The Z535 Committee created subcommittees to update the Z53 and Z35 standards and to write new standards. To date, the f
31、ollowing six standards comprise the ANSI Z535 series: ANSI Z535.1 Safety Colors ANSI Z53.1-1979 was updated and combined into this standard in 1991 ANSI Z535.2 Environmental and Facility Safety Signs ANSI Z35.1-1972 and Z35.4-1972 were updated and combined into this standard in 1991 ANSI Z535.3 Crit
32、eria for Safety Symbols new in 1991 ANSI Z535.4 Product Safety Signs and Labels new in 1991 ANSI Z535.5 Safety Tags and Barricade Tapes (for Temporary Hazards) ANSI Z35.2-1974 was updated and combined into this standard in 1991 ANSI Z535.6 Product Safety Information in Product Manuals, Instructions,
33、 and Other Collateral Materials new in 2006 Together, these six standards contain information needed to specify formats, colors, and symbols for safety signs used in environmental and facility applications, product and product literature applications, and temporary safety tag and barricade tape appl
34、ications. Published separately is the ANSI Z535 Safety Color Chart. This chart gives the user a sample of each of the safety colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, grey, white, and black. It also describes each colors ink formulation and closest PANTONE color. This ANSI Z535.6 stan
35、dard was prepared by the Z535.6 Subcommittee on Product Safety Information in Product Manuals, Instructions, and Other Collateral Materials. The foreword and all annexes are considered to be informative; the body is considered normative. In the vocabulary of writing standards, the word “informative“
36、 is meant to convey that the content presented is for informational purposes only and is not considered to be mandatory in nature. The word “normative“ is meant to convey that the context is considered to be mandatory or prescriptive. The 1991 standards, which became available in 1992, were revised
37、and a new edition was published in 1998. The 1998 edition of ANSI Z535.4 contained an Annex (Annex A, Guidelines for Increasing Recognition of Safety Label Components), which encouraged manufacturers to describe on-product safety label components (e.g., safety alert symbol, signal words, or safety s
38、ymbols) in collateral materials (e.g., operation manuals, instructions, safety literature, or service manuals) used with the product. The 1998 standards were subsequently revised to produce the 2002 edition. In the course of preparing the 2002 edition of the Z535 standards, the ANSI Z535 Accredited
39、Standards Committee considered the merits and practicality of developing a new standard addressing the presentation of safety messages in collateral materials such as owners manuals, instruction books, and troubleshooting and repair manuals. In 2002, the committee voted to form a new subcommittee, A
40、NSI Z535.6. The purpose of this new subcommittee is to develop a standard to complement the existing Z535 standards by addressing various aspects of the provision of safety information in collateral materials. This ANSI Z535.6-2011 viii standard was prepared by Subcommittee Z535.6 on Product Safety
41、Information in Product Manuals, Instructions, and Other Collateral Materials. The 2011 edition of this standard was revised with minor clarifications and updated to permit the use of the safety alert symbol in the middle of a line of text. In addition, the definitions for “accident,” “harm,” and “in
42、cident” were refined across the Z535 series to more clearly delineate a separation between physical injury and other safety-related issues (e.g., property damage). Due to the differences in color printing technologies and color monitors, the appearance of colors in this document may not be accurate.
43、 See the ANSI Z535-2011 Safety Color Chart for the purpose of viewing accurate colors. Proposals for improvement of this standard are welcome. Information concerning submittal of proposals to the ANSI Z535 Committee for consideration can be found at the back of this standard. This standard was proce
44、ssed and approved for submittal to ANSI by the Accredited Standards Committee Z535 on Safety Signs and Colors. Committee approval of this standard does not necessarily imply that all committee members voted for its approval. At the time it approved this standard, the Z535 Committee had the following
45、 members: Gary M. Bell, Chair Richard Olesen, Vice Chair Greg Winchester, Secretary Organization Represented: Name of Representative: American Society of Safety Engineers J. Paul Frantz Thomas F. Bresnahan (Alt.) Howard A. Elwell (Alt.) American Welding Society August F. Manz Applied Materials Edwar
46、d Karl Carl Wong (Alt.) Applied Safety and Ergonomics Steve Hall Stephen Young (Alt.) Association for Manufacturing Technology David Felinski Association of Equipment Manufacturers Michael Weber Daniel Taylor (Alt.) Browning Arms Company Larry D. Nelson Caterpillar, Inc. Charles Crowell Mark Steffen
47、 (Alt.) ANSI Z535.6-2011 ix Clarion Safety Systems, LLC Geoffrey Peckham Dorris and Associates International, LLC Nathan T. Dorris Alan Dorris (Alt.) Kelly Burke (Alt.) Eagle Crusher Ryan Parsell Edison Electric Institute David Young Hale Color Consultants, Inc. William N. Hale Human Factors and Erg
48、onomics Society Michael Kalsher Michael S. Wogalter (Alt.) Human Factors and Safety Analytics, Inc. B. Jay Martin Institute of Electrical address multiple hazards and contain multiple safety messages; provide longer and more detailed safety messages; contain multiple pages of information that cannot
49、 be viewed simultaneously; and provide information that would be impractical to provide on product safety signs, such as definitions of the safety alert symbol, signal words, and safety symbols. Safety information in collateral materials must often be integrated with non-safety information. Because collateral materials are not typically attached to the product, issues related to reading conditions, distinctiveness, placement, expected life, and maintenance are different. In addition, the concept of a safe viewing distance is not generally applicable. To respond
