saej115v001

SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.QUESTIONSREGARDINGTHISDOCUMENT:[phone]FAX:[phone]TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER;[phone]FAX:[phone]SAEWEBADDRESS(R)SAFETYSIGNS1.Scope—ThisSAEStandardestablishessignalwords,colorcombinations,lettersizes,anddurabilityrequirementsforpermanentlyandtemporarilyaffixedsafetysignsforoff-road,self-propelledworkmachinecategoriesofconstruction,generalpurposeindustrial,forestry,agriculturaltractors,andspecializedminingmachineryasdefinedinSAEJ1116.Thisdocumentissuitableforapplicationtotools,machines,andmachineryusedinthespecifiedcategories.1.1Purpose—Thisdocumentestablishesuniformityofsafetysignstopromotesafetyofpersonsassociatedwithoff-highwayworkmachines.2.References2.1ApplicablePublications—Thefollowingpublicationsformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentspecifiedherein.Unlessotherwisespecified,thelatestissueofSAEpublicationsshallapply.2.1.1SAEPUBLICATIONS—AvailablefromSAE,400CommonwealthDrive,Warrendale,PA15096-0001.SAEJ284—SafetyAlertSymbolforAgriculturalConstructionandIndustrialEquipmentSAEJ1116—CategoriesofOff-RoadSelf-PropelledWorkMachines2.2RelatedPublications—Thefollowingpublicationsareprovidedforinformationpurposesonlyandarenotarequiredpartofthisdocument.2.2.1ANSIPUBLICATIONS—AvailablefromANSI,11West42ndStreet,NewYork,NY10036-8002.ANSIZ535.3—CriteriaforSafetySymbolsANSIZ535.4—ProductSafetySignsandLabels2.2.2ISOPUBLICATIONS—AvailablefromANSI,11West42ndStreet,NewYork,NY10036-8002.ISO11684—Tractors,machineryforagricultureandforestry,poweredlawnandgardenequipment—Safetysignsandhazardpictorials—GeneralPrinciplesISO9244—Earth-movingmachinery—Safetysignsandhazardpictorials—GeneralprinciplesSAEJ115RevisedFEB95-2-3.Definitions3.1Colors—ColorsusedonsafetysignsaredefinedasfollowsinTable1:3.2Hazard—Asourceofpotentialinjurytoaperson.3.3Panel—Areaofthesafetysignhavingadistinctivebackgroundcolordifferentfromadjacentareasofthesign,orwhichisclearlydelineatedbyaline,border,ormargin.3.3.1SIGNALWORDPANEL—Areaofthesafetysignthatcontainsthesignalwordandthesafetyalertsymbol.3.3.2MESSAGEPANEL—Areaofthesafetysignthatcontainsthewordmessageswhichidentifythehazard,indicatehowtoavoidthehazard,andadviseoftheprobableconsequenceofnotavoidingthehazard.Whenapictorialisusedtoconveyanyofthesemessages,themessage(s)conveyedbythepictorialarenotrequiredtoberepeatedinwordforminthemessagepanel.3.3.3PICTORIALPANEL—Areaofthesafetysignthatcontainsthepictorial.3.4Pictorial—Agraphicrepresentationintendedtoconveyamessagewithouttheuseofwords.Itmayrepresentahazard,ahazardoussituation,aprecautiontoavoidahazard,aresultofnotavoidingahazard,oranycombinationofthesemessages.3.5SafetyAlertSymbol—Asymbolwhichindicatesapotentialpersonalsafetyhazard.ItiscomposedofanequilateraltrianglesurroundinganexclamationmarkandconformstoSAEJ284.3.6SafetySign—Avisualalertingdeviceintheformofadecal,label,placard,orothermarkingsuchasanembossing,stamping,etching,orotherprocesswhichadvisestheobserverofthenatureanddegreeofthepotentialhazard(s)whichcancauseinjuryordeath.Itcanalsoprovidesafetyprecautionsorevasiveactionstotake,orprovideotherdirectionstoeliminateorreducethehazard.3.6.1PERMANENTSAFETYSIGN—Informationaffixedtoaproducttowarnagainstpotentialexposuretohazardsinherentinthenormaluseoforassociatedwiththeproduct,orwhichmightbecreatedduringreasonablyanticipatedproductuse.Thesignshallbeattachedtotheproductsothatitcannotbeeasilyremoved.3.6.2TEMPORARYSAFETYSIGN—Informationaffixedtotheproductoritscontainertowarnofatemporaryhazardcreatedbysituationssuchasshipment,setup,service,orrepair.Temporarysafetysignsareremovedwhenthehazardnolongerexists.3.7SignalWord—Thewordthatdesignatesadegreeorlevelofhazardseriousness.ThesignalwordsareDANGER,WARNING,andCAUTION.3.7.1DANGER—indicatesanimminentlyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.Thissignalwordistobelimitedtothemostextremesituations.TABLE1—COLORSFORUSEONSAFETYSIGNSColorReferenceMunsellNumberBlackN2.0/orlowerRed7.5R4.0/14WhiteN9.0/orhigherYellow5.0Y8.0/12Orange5.0YR6.0/15SAEJ115RevisedFEB95-3-3.7.2WARNING—indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.3.7.3CAUTION—indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,mayresultinminorormoderateinjury.Itmayalsobeusedtoalertagainstunsafepractices.4.SignFormat4.1Panels—Asafetysignconsistsofasignalwordpanelplusames