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Subject:Re: Standards for warning icons From:Dave C <davec2468 -at- aim -dot- com> To:TechWr-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Sat, 8 Aug 2009 11:58:23 -0700
>In a situation such as the one described, I would completely skip over all the
>safety warnings and icons except for spellchecking, grammar and
>formatting, and
>provide a note stating my lack of qualification to create or modify
>these parts
>of the client's product documents and saying that I would implement whatever
>their regulatory and safety people decide to require.
>
>Gene Kim-Eng
Sage advice from ... well, a Sage. :-)
Dave
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