ABB IRB 6700 Series, Product Manual

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1.4 Safety signals and symbols
1.4.1 Safety signals in the manual
Introduction to safety signals
This section specifies all safety signals used in the user manuals. Each signal
consists of:
• A caption specifying the danger level (DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION)
and the type of danger.
• A brief description of what will happen if the the danger is not eliminated.
• Instruction about how to eliminate danger to simplify doing the work.
Danger levels
The table below defines the captions specifying the danger levels used throughout
this manual.
Significance Designation Symbol
Warns that an accident will occur if the instructions
are not followed, resulting in a serious or fatal injury
and/or severe damage to the product. It applies to
warnings that apply to danger with, for example,
contact with high voltage electrical units, explosion
or fire risk, risk of poisonous gases, risk of crushing,
impact, fall from height, and so on.
DANGER
Warns that an accident may occur if the instructions
are not followed that can lead to serious injury, pos-
sibly fatal, and/or great damage to the product. It
applies to warnings that apply to danger with, for
example, contact with high voltage electrical units,
explosion or fire risk, risk of poisonous gases, risk
of crushing, impact, fall from height, etc.
WARNING
Warns for electrical hazards which could result in
severe personal injury or death. ELECTRICAL
SHOCK
Warns that an accident may occur if the instructions
are not followed that can result in injury and/or
damage to the product. It also applies to warnings
of risks that include burns, eye injury, skin injury,
hearing damage, crushing or slipping, tripping, im-
pact, fall from height, etc. Furthermore, it applies to
warnings that include function requirements when
fitting and removing equipment where there is a risk
of damaging the product or causing a breakdown. CAUTION
Warns for electrostatic hazards which could result
in severe damage to the product. ELECTROSTATIC
DISCHARGE (ESD)
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1 Safety
1.4.1 Safety signals in the manual