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Subject:Re: Caution, warning, and danger From:Eric Ray <ejray -at- OKWAY -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU> Date:Fri, 3 Jun 1994 14:52:24 CDT
Dave said:
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Subject: Caution, warning, and danger
From: David Oberstadt <daveo -at- vnet -dot- ibm -dot- com>
Subject: Caution, warning, and danger
Our marketing people will not allow such a thing. I think OSHA
(Occupational Safety & Health Admin. or something) has official
standards for these--something like:
Caution - follow instructions or your equipment may be damaged
Warning - follow instructions or may be injured
Danger - follow instructions or you may be seriously injured or die
<snip>
You may be thinking of ANSI Standards. Of course, I cannot remember the number
or the exact citation, but Charles Kemnitz wrote an article in Tech Comm about
the ANSI standard and hazard alert messages. I believe it was Vol 38, No 1, but
am not quite sure. If you are interested, I'll check and post the exact
citation.
Eric
ejray -at- okway -dot- okstate -dot- edu
