Safety
Safety notes
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2 Safety
2.1 Safety notes
The safety notices must be observed in order to protect people and property.
The safety notices in this document contain the following elements:
● Symbol for danger
● Signal word
● Nature and origin of the danger
● Consequences if the danger occurs
● Measures or prohibitions for danger avoidance
Symbol for danger
This is the symbol for danger. It warns of
risks of injury
.
Follow all measures identified by this symbol to avoid injury or death.
Additional danger symbols
These symbols indicate general dangers, the type of danger or possible
consequences, measures and prohibitions, examples of which are shown in the
following table:
General danger
Explosive atmosphere
Voltage/electric shock
Laser light
Battery
Heat
Signal word
The signal word classifies the danger as defined in the following table:
Signal word
Danger level
DANGER
'DANGER' identifies a dangerous situation, which
will result directly in death or
serious injury
if you do not avoid this situation.
WARNING
'WARNING' identifies a dangerous situation, which
may result in death or
serious injury
if you do not avoid this situation.
CAUTION
'CAUTION' identifies a dangerous situation, which could result in
slight to
moderately serious injury
if you do not avoid this situation.
NOTICE
'
NOTICE
' identifies a possibly harmful situation or possible damage to property
that may result from non-observance.
'
NOTICE
' does not relate to possible bodily injury.
How risk of injury is presented
Information about the risk of injury is shown as follows:
