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2.3 Safety messages
All safety messages must be observed to avoid hazardous situations which
can result in death, injury or damage to the equipment.
2.3.1 Signal words in safety messages
The following explains the signal words and their meaning.
2.3.2 Structure of safety messages
The following explains the structure of safety messages.
Signal word Meaning
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death
or serious injury
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor
or moderate injury
Indicates a property damage message
Table 2-1 Signal words
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
This section states nature and source of the hazard.
This section states potential consequences of not avoiding the hazard. This
section may be combined with the previous section.
• This section lists preventive actions to avoid the hazard.