For your safety
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possible hazards and institute the appropriate safety measures
due to their professional training, knowledge, and experience, as
well as their understanding of the relevant conditions pertaining to
the work to be done. Qualified personnel must observe the rules
relevant to the subject area.
2.4
Safety instructions in this document
In this document, there are safety instructions before the steps
whenever there is a danger of personal injury or damage to the
equipment. The measures described to avoid these hazards must
be followed.
Safety instructions are set out as follows:
W
Safety sign:
draws attention to the risk
W
Signal word:
identifies the degree of hazard
W
Type of risk:
identifies the type or source of the hazard
W
Consequences:
describes what occurs when the safety
instructions are not complied with
W
Precautions:
states how the hazard can be avoided
The signal words have the following meaning:
SIGNAL WORD
Type of risk
Consequences
O
Precautions
Table 2:
Hazard classes according to ANSI Z535.6–2006
Safety sign, signal word
Meaning
DANGER
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will
certainly result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE
If this information is disregarded, the operating procedure may be
impaired