Hello group,
 
It has become apparent to me that various standards require triangles at times
when others do not.  For example, IEC 61010-1 Table 1 only indicates 3 symbols
that have the triangle enclosing the symbol.  While, IEC 60417 does not
indicate this.  One that seems to be missing from IEC 61010-1 is the
exclamation point in triangle.  I've reviewed IEC 60204-1, EN50178, EN60950 as
well and I find varying requirements, some more than others.  SEMI S2 seems to
indicate that nearly every symbol belongs in a triangle.
 
I'm guessing that if it is an informational symbol, you do not use the
triangle, but countering this, I have seen the hearing protection warning in a
circle without the triangle.  Does anyone know of a reliable rule-of-thumb for
when to use a triangle on an IEC/ISO international warning symbol?
 
By the way, here's a trivia question to which I do know the answer:
 
On the circle-bar label warning, which angle does the slash take, from 10:00
to 4:00 or from 2:00 to 8:00 on the clock face?
 
 
thanks,
 
-doug
 
Douglas E. Powell 
Regulatory Compliance Engineer 
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 
Fort Collins, CO 80535 USA 

 
 
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