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
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
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
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,
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 -
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
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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
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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
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
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
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
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.
: 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
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
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