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March 31, 1999
3.2 Warning indications
ADIC/GRAU classifies hazards into different categories. Table 3-1: shows the
relation between symbols, signal words, actual hazards and possible conse-
quences
.
Table 3-1: Warning indications
Symbol
Damage
to...
Signal word Definition Consequences
Pe
rs
o
n
s
DANGER! Directly
threatening
danger Death or very severe
injuries (maiming)
WARNING! Possibly
dangerous
situation Possibly death or
very severe injuries
CAUTION! Less dangerous
situation Possibly light or
slight injuries
WARNING!
Dangerous
voltage!
Directly
approaching
electrical danger
situation Death or severe
injury
CAUTION! Less dangerous
situation Possibly light or
medium injury
Ma
te
ri
a
l
ATTEN-
TION!
Situation
possibly caus-
ing damage Possibly damage of
the product and its
environment
Electro-
statically
sensitive Potential risk of
damage to the
electronics Possibly damage to
the product
Information Application tips
and other
important/use-
ful information
and hints No dangerous or
damaging conse-
quences for persons
or things
!