Description
Provides general criteria for the design, evaluation, and use of safety symbols to identify and warn against specific hazards, and to provide information to avoid personal injury.
Contents
Foreward
1 Introduction
2 Scope and purpose
2.1 Scope
2.2 Purpose
3 Application
3.1 Intent
3.2 Existing American National Standards
4 Definitions
5 Safety symbol types and colors
5.1 General
5.2 Hazard alerting
5.3 Mandatory action
5.4 Prohibition
5.5 Information
6 Graphic design considerations
6.1 Procedure for the design of new safety symbols
6.2 Specific design considerations
6.2.1 Proportion
6.2.2 Symmetry
6.2.3 Direction
6.2.4 Form
6.2.5 Detail
6.3 General Considerations
6.3.1 Safety symbol size
6.3.2 Safety symbol placement
6.3.3 Safety symbol environment
7 Safety Symbol selection criteria
7.1 Demonstrated understandability
7.2 Without demonstrated understandability
7.2.1 Safety symbol training/recognition procedure
8 References
8.1 General
8.2 American National Standards
Annexes
A Principles and Guidelines for Graphical Design of Safety Symbols
B General Procedures for Evaluating Candidate Safety Symbols
C Safety Symbol Examples
D Informative References
Product Details
- Published:
- 11/05/2007
- ANSI:
- ANSI Approved
- Number of Pages:
- 70
- File Size:
- 1 file , 3.4 MB
- Part of:
- NEMA Z535 SERIES
- Product Code(s):
- 100274, 100274, 100274
