Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
I read in !emc-pstc that Rich Nute ri...@sdd.hp.com wrote (in 20041626.iaa08...@epgc196.sdd.hp.com) about '[Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]', on Wed, 14 Nov 2001: Most warnings are ignored because we use warnings indiscriminately. Like the story of the boy who cried Wolf! we have diminished the effectiveness of warnings by repeated and excessive use of marginally important warnings. Agreed, and products carry badly-printed words in 3-point type, too. A warning is a crutch against a design that is not safe. A safely designed product does not require any warnings. No, that's too strong. A warning can also (try to) prevent foreseeable misuse. 'Replace fuse only with the same type.' is a notable example. A warning message should be quite rare, and then very carefully applied so as to maximize its effectiveness. Focus on a signal word keeps us from addressing the really important parts of a warning message (and makes our job much easier because we don't have to deal with clear text, graphic presentation, and color). Agreed, although specifying minimum dimensions (which ought to be of considerable importance) is problematic in these days of ever-shrinking products. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Eat mink and be dreary! --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
Hi John: My point is that, if attention-demanding words of differing intensity are considered necessary, how can they be chosen, other than the way they are at present? Of course, you may deny that differing intensity is necessary, so that only one word is required, but I am not sure that there would be a lot of support for that. I do not deny that warnings have different degrees of importance. I do believe that the standards-made signal-word intensity classification is largely ineffective in conveying the degree of importance of the warning. I believe the graphics of the presentation can be much more effective in setting the degree of importance of the warning text than can the signal word. For example, black text on yellow background, or white text on red background. A box around the warning. The STOP in white on an red octaganol background as a part of a warning is also a good attention-getter. Etc. I do agree with your assessment that there will be little or no support to abandon the signal-word standardization. We have faith that these words do indeed operate as defined in the standard. I believe we have put way too much effort into the signal word issue and not enough effort into classifying the degree of importance of warning messages or dealing with what must be said in a warning message, or standardizing the graphics and colors of warning messages. Most warnings are ignored because we use warnings indiscriminately. Like the story of the boy who cried Wolf! we have diminished the effectiveness of warnings by repeated and excessive use of marginally important warnings. A warning is a crutch against a design that is not safe. A safely designed product does not require any warnings. A warning message should be quite rare, and then very carefully applied so as to maximize its effectiveness. Focus on a signal word keeps us from addressing the really important parts of a warning message (and makes our job much easier because we don't have to deal with clear text, graphic presentation, and color). Best regards, Rich --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
I read in !emc-pstc that Rich Nute ri...@sdd.hp.com wrote (in 20032049.maa06...@epgc196.sdd.hp.com) about '[Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]', on Tue, 13 Nov 2001: Well... I guess I didn't make my point. The ANSI standard defines three classes of signal words. I think you did, but you may have missed mine. You don't agree with using 'danger', 'warning' and caution' as attention-demanding words of differing intensity, because that demands three special definitions that the readers don't know, anyway. My point is that, if attention-demanding words of differing intensity are considered necessary, how can they be chosen, other than the way they are at present? Of course, you may deny that differing intensity is necessary, so that only one word is required, but I am not sure that there would be a lot of support for that. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Eat mink and be dreary! --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
I read in !emc-pstc that Rich Nute ri...@sdd.hp.com wrote (in 20030122.raa03...@epgc196.sdd.hp.com) about '[Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]', on Mon, 12 Nov 2001: I feel the authors of these definitions neither consulted a dictionary nor the users of warnings. I'm sure that you are right, but what is the alternative to using existing words but with special definitions that make their meanings more precise? If you solve this one, you clear up a significant problem in standards-writing. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Eat mink and be dreary! --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
According to ANSI Z35.4 the following definitions are provided: DANGER - Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided will result in death or serious injury. This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme situations. WARNING - Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices. CAUTION - Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices. Note: DANGER or WARNING should not be considered for property damage accidents unless personal injury risk appropriate to these levels is also involved. CAUTION is permitted for property-damage-only accidents. I feel the authors of these definitions neither consulted a dictionary nor the users of warnings. According to my Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: warn (verb): 1a: to give notice to beforehand, especially of danger or evil; 1b: to give admonishing advice to; 1c: to call to one's attention; 2: to order to go or stay away: to give a warning. So, all of the ANSI definitions serve to warn. warning (noun): 1: the act of warning: the state of being warned; 2: something that warns or serves to warn, especially a notice or bulletin that alerts the public that a tornado has been reported in the immediate vicinity or that the approach of a severe storm is imminent. So, all of the ANSI definitions are warnings. danger (noun): 1: (archaic); 2: (obsolete); 3: exposure or liability to injury, pain, harm, or loss a place where children could play without danger; 4: a case or cause of danger the dangers of mining. So, the word danger refers to a thing. caution (noun): 1: warning, admonishment; 2: precaution; 3: prudent forethought to minimize risk; 4: one that astonishes or commands attention some shoes you see these days are a caution. So, the word caution is defined as a warning. The so-called signal words are fabrications unrelated to the definitions of the words. This is a shame because it dilutes the power of the words. In my experience, users do not understand the subtle differences intended by the signal words. Best regards, Rich Richard Nute Hewlett-Packard Company San Diego --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
Hi John: I feel the authors of these definitions neither consulted a dictionary nor the users of warnings. I'm sure that you are right, but what is the alternative to using existing words but with special definitions that make their meanings more precise? If you solve this one, you clear up a significant problem in standards-writing. Well... I guess I didn't make my point. The ANSI standard defines three classes of signal words. My point is that the actual signal word is largely unimportant to warning (the verb) the user. The signal word calls attention to the warning. The classes of attention-getting simply are not recognized by users (and are not consistent with dictionary definitions of the words). One could just as well use any of the described signal words (and maybe some others as already suggested here) or various suitable symbols for any of the severity classes of warnings. The degree of detail in specifying classes for signal words is not warranted. Delete these specific requirements for signal words from the standards. (We are over-standardized in this case.) Instead, concentrate on effective content of the warning. Best regards, Rich --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
From: Douglas Beckwith@MITEL on 11/08/2001 11:09 AM Sounds like it should be changed to either Alert, Note or similar. Does anyone know where this requirement comes from? Regards Doug Robert Macy m...@california.com on 11/07/2001 08:59:35 PM Please respond to Robert Macy m...@california.com To: Douglas Beckwith/Kan/Mitel@Mitel, David Heald davehe...@mediaone.net cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org, ni...@tsd.serco.com Subject: Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words] Perhaps, it's time to utilize Alert instead of Warning for Class A compliance information. - Robert - Robert A. Macy, PEm...@california.com 408 286 3985 fx 408 297 9121 AJM International Electronics Consultants 619 North First St, San Jose, CA 95112 -Original Message- From: douglas_beckw...@mitel.com douglas_beckw...@mitel.com To: David Heald davehe...@mediaone.net Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org; ni...@tsd.serco.com ni...@tsd.serco.com List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words] From: Douglas Beckwith@MITEL on 11/07/2001 04:27 PM Hi All, If I may submit my two Canadian pesos worth. There is a US miltary handbook on technical writing that discusses the defintion of these words and how they should be used. Can't remember what it is off hand, but I will look it up and post it. These are the definitions that we use in our documentation. Here is a brief summary. CAUTION - Potential damage to the equipment, e.g. ESD or static WARNING - Potential minor injury or harm to the the user/maintainer. e.g sharp edges, corners etc DANGER - Potential major injury or death of the user/maintainer, e.g. exposed High voltage terminals. That being said, I have seen so many misuses and applications of these terms that deviate from the definitions, for example in the UK you are required to put an EMC Class A warning note in the documentation. In that case, I don't think that Class A emissions from an unintentional radiator are harmful, but that is another debate. Regards Doug Beckwith Mitel Networks --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
Perhaps, it's time to utilize Alert instead of Warning for Class A compliance information. - Robert - Robert A. Macy, PEm...@california.com 408 286 3985 fx 408 297 9121 AJM International Electronics Consultants 619 North First St, San Jose, CA 95112 -Original Message- From: douglas_beckw...@mitel.com douglas_beckw...@mitel.com To: David Heald davehe...@mediaone.net Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org; ni...@tsd.serco.com ni...@tsd.serco.com List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words] From: Douglas Beckwith@MITEL on 11/07/2001 04:27 PM Hi All, If I may submit my two Canadian pesos worth. There is a US miltary handbook on technical writing that discusses the defintion of these words and how they should be used. Can't remember what it is off hand, but I will look it up and post it. These are the definitions that we use in our documentation. Here is a brief summary. CAUTION - Potential damage to the equipment, e.g. ESD or static WARNING - Potential minor injury or harm to the the user/maintainer. e.g sharp edges, corners etc DANGER - Potential major injury or death of the user/maintainer, e.g. exposed High voltage terminals. That being said, I have seen so many misuses and applications of these terms that deviate from the definitions, for example in the UK you are required to put an EMC Class A warning note in the documentation. In that case, I don't think that Class A emissions from an unintentional radiator are harmful, but that is another debate. Regards Doug Beckwith Mitel Networks --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
I read in !emc-pstc that douglas_beckw...@mitel.com wrote (in 85256afd.00759dd5...@kanmta01.software.mitel.com) about '[Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]', on Wed, 7 Nov 2001: for example in the UK you are required to put an EMC Class A warning note in the documentation. This is nothing specific to the UK, if you are referring to EN55022. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Eat mink and be dreary! --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
Re: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
From: Douglas Beckwith@MITEL on 11/07/2001 04:27 PM Hi All, If I may submit my two Canadian pesos worth. There is a US miltary handbook on technical writing that discusses the defintion of these words and how they should be used. Can't remember what it is off hand, but I will look it up and post it. These are the definitions that we use in our documentation. Here is a brief summary. CAUTION - Potential damage to the equipment, e.g. ESD or static WARNING - Potential minor injury or harm to the the user/maintainer. e.g sharp edges, corners etc DANGER - Potential major injury or death of the user/maintainer, e.g. exposed High voltage terminals. That being said, I have seen so many misuses and applications of these terms that deviate from the definitions, for example in the UK you are required to put an EMC Class A warning note in the documentation. In that case, I don't think that Class A emissions from an unintentional radiator are harmful, but that is another debate. Regards Doug Beckwith Mitel Networks --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
RE: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
The standard which defines these signal words in the US is ANSI Z535.4 (1998) - Product safety signs and labels. Here is the excerpt from that part of the standard: 4.13.1 DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme situations. 4.13.2 WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. 4.13.3 CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices. NOTE - DANGER or WARNING should not be considered for property damage accidents unless personal injury risk appropriate to these levels is also involved. CAUTION is permitted for property-damage-only accidents. The safety alert symbol should not be used to alert persons to property-damage-only accidents. As far as international goes (IEC), it is my experience and after looking through the IEC dictionary, that only the term Warning is used. Keep in mind that there is a major push in many non-US countries (i.e., EU) to use symbology instead of text. If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know. Sincerely, Nick Momcilovic Product Safety Coordinator QTI N64W23110 Main Street Sussex, WI 53089-5301 USA Phone: +1-414-566-7915 Fax: +1-414-566-9576 mailto:nick.momcilo...@qtiworld.com http://www.qtiworld.com -Original Message- From: David Heald [mailto:davehe...@mediaone.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 12:02 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Cc: ni...@tsd.serco.com Subject: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words] Forwarded for Nick Martin. Please 'Reply All' and/or CC: ni...@tsd.serco.com when replying. Dave Heald EMC-PSTC Admin Original Message Subject: User Warning Signal Words List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 13:33:48 + From: Nick Martin ni...@tsd.serco.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Hi List Can anyone help with the following regarding warnings to users and signal words User warnings normally use one of three signal words CAUTION, WARNING, DANGER. I believe that each of these increases the severity of the warning. Can anyone define any specific criteria for when a caution becomes a warning and ideally point to an IEC or other specification that provides guidelines on the use of these words? Or is my belief incorrect and the words are inter-changeable? thanks in advance for any answers Nick Martin Serco Test Systems --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
RE: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
For a good summary of UL and International label design rules, go to http://www.hazcomsys.com/domes.html DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme situations. 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, may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices. ANSI Z535.4 Section 4 See ya. Mike Mertinooke --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
RE: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
Oops, my mistake WARNING should read as follows: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. The major difference between Danger and Warning is the change from WILL to COULD. -Original Message- From: Rick Busche Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 11:31 AM To: 'David Heald'; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Cc: ni...@tsd.serco.com Subject: RE: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words] Nick According to ANSI Z35.4 the following definitions are provided: DANGER - Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided will result in death or serious injury. This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme situations. WARNING - Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices. CAUTION - Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices. Note: DANGER or WARNING should not be considered for property damage accidents unless personal injury risk appropriate to these levels is also involved. CAUTION is permitted for property-damage-only accidents. Rick Busche Evans Sutherland rbus...@es.com - --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
RE: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
Nick According to ANSI Z35.4 the following definitions are provided: DANGER - Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided will result in death or serious injury. This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme situations. WARNING - Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices. CAUTION - Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices. Note: DANGER or WARNING should not be considered for property damage accidents unless personal injury risk appropriate to these levels is also involved. CAUTION is permitted for property-damage-only accidents. Rick Busche Evans Sutherland rbus...@es.com -Original Message- From: David Heald [mailto:davehe...@mediaone.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 11:02 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Cc: ni...@tsd.serco.com Subject: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words] Forwarded for Nick Martin. Please 'Reply All' and/or CC: ni...@tsd.serco.com when replying. Dave Heald EMC-PSTC Admin Original Message Subject: User Warning Signal Words List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 13:33:48 + From: Nick Martin ni...@tsd.serco.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Hi List Can anyone help with the following regarding warnings to users and signal words User warnings normally use one of three signal words CAUTION, WARNING, DANGER. I believe that each of these increases the severity of the warning. Can anyone define any specific criteria for when a caution becomes a warning and ideally point to an IEC or other specification that provides guidelines on the use of these words? Or is my belief incorrect and the words are inter-changeable? thanks in advance for any answers Nick Martin Serco Test Systems --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
[Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]
Forwarded for Nick Martin. Please 'Reply All' and/or CC: ni...@tsd.serco.com when replying. Dave Heald EMC-PSTC Admin Original Message Subject: User Warning Signal Words List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 13:33:48 + From: Nick Martin ni...@tsd.serco.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Hi List Can anyone help with the following regarding warnings to users and signal words User warnings normally use one of three signal words CAUTION, WARNING, DANGER. I believe that each of these increases the severity of the warning. Can anyone define any specific criteria for when a caution becomes a warning and ideally point to an IEC or other specification that provides guidelines on the use of these words? Or is my belief incorrect and the words are inter-changeable? thanks in advance for any answers Nick Martin Serco Test Systems --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
