Brooks Automation 2. Safety
Part Number: 605914 Rev. B Explanation of Hazards and Alerts
Explanation of Hazards and Alerts
Thismanualandthisproductuseindustrystandardhazardalertstonotifytheuserofpersonalor
equipmentsafetyhazards.Hazardalertscontainsafetytext,safetyicons,signalwords,andcolor.
Safety Text
Hazardalerttextfollowsastandard,fixed-order,three-partformat.
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Identifythehazard,
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Statetheconsequencesifthehazardisnotavoided,
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Statehowtoavoidthehazard.
Safety Icons
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Hazardalertscontainsafetyiconsthatgraphicallyidentifythehazard.
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ThesafetyiconsinthismanualconformtoISO3864andANSIZ535standards.
Signal Words and Color
Signalwordsinformofthelevelofhazard.
Dangerindicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,will
result in death or serious injury.
Dangersignalwordiswhiteonaredbackgroundwithaniconic
exclamationpointinsideayellowtrianglewithblackborder.
Warningindicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,could
result in death or serious injury.
Warningsignalwordisblackonanorangebackgroundwithaniconic
exclamationpointinsideayellowtrianglewithblackborder.
Cautionindicatesahazardoussituationorunsafepracticewhich,if
notavoided,may result in minor or moderate personal injury.
Cautionsignalwordisblackonayellowbackgroundwithaniconic
exclamationpointinsideayellowtrianglewithblackborder.
Indicatesasituationorunsafepracticewhich,ifnotavoided,may
result in equipment damage.
Noticesignalwordiswhiteonbluebackgroundwithnoicon.
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