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2.6 Labeling of Safety Messages
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The
Section Safety Messages
at the beginning of a chapter are
pinpointed particularly and highlighted by a signal word according to the
degree of endangerment. The type of danger is specified by the safety
message text and optionally by a specific safety sign.
•
The
Integrated Safety Messages
within an instruction description are
highlighted with a signal word according to the degree of endangerment.
The type of danger is specified by the safety message text.
Signal Word
Meaning (International)
Meaning (USA)
Indicates a direct hazard with high risk, which
will have a consequence of death or grievous
bodily harm if it is not avoided.
Indicates a hazardous situation which if not
avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a possible hazard with medium
risk, which will have a consequence of death
or (grievous) bodily harm if it is not avoided.
Indicates a hazardous situation which if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a minor hazard with medium risk,
which could have a consequence of minor or
moderate bodily harm if it is not avoided.
Indicates a hazardous situation which if not
avoided, may result in minor or moderate
Injury.
Indicates a property damage message.
Indicates a property damage message.
Table 16: Signal Words
Safety Sign
USA
Warning or Principle
Warning of lethal electrical shock
Principle: Disconnect the power plug
Warning on damages by electrostatic discharge
Warning of device damage, for example due to exceedingly high supply voltage or
exceedingly high signaling voltage.
Warning of device damage, for example due to power disconnect during firmware
update or configuration download, exceeding the maximum number of allowed
write/delete accesses or due to invalid or non-authorized firmware.
Table 17: Safety Signs
Note:
The ANSI Z535.6 standard specifies in section 4.8: "Messages about
hazards that could result in both, physical injury and property damage are
considered safety messages, not property damage messages." Thus
depending of the type of danger and its consequences, warning messages
marked by a signal word DANGER, WARNING or CAUTION may include
both, messages on physical injury and property damage.
In this document, all Safety Instructions and Safety Messages are designed
according both to the international used safety conventions as well as to
the ANSI Z535.6 standard, refer to safety reference [S1].
2.7 References
Safety
[S1] ANSI Z535.6-2011 American National Standard for Product Safety Information in
Product Manuals, Instructions, and Other Collateral Materials
[S2] DIN EN 62368-1: 2016-05, Audio/video, information and communication technology
equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements (IEC 62368-1: 2014, mo
Cor.:2015); German version EN 62368-1: 2014 + AC: 2015
[S3] EN 61340-5-1 and EN 61340-5-2 as well as IEC 61340-5-1 and IEC 61340-5-2
