Will new OSHA standards on safety signs work more effectively? In September, the OSHA standards on safety signs are scheduled to change. The ANSI Z535 sign design, the committee’s most recent (and ...

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published ANSI Z535.1 through .6 and "Color Chart for Safety Alerting Standards." The set is available ...

Orr pointed to ANSI Z535.3, Criteria for Safety Symbols, in particular as a means of preventing injuries. “We live in a multi-ethnic and highly mobile country,” he said. “Different reading skills ...

Safety signs are an important part of risk reduction for machinery – they are intended to identify and warn against specific hazards. They also may describe safety precautions, advise evasive actions ...

EACH year, millions of people are injured in the workplace. One of the most difficult tasks facing employers is to identify the hazards associated with the products and equipment used by their ...

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has adopted a new standard that provides much-needed guidance to manufacturers for meeting their "duty to warn" for the content of product and safety ...

Workplace signage is important, but what about the labeling on the equipment itself? How do these labels factor into worker safety, and how do they differ from safety messages in the workplace? I had ...

Thoroughly labeled electrical conduit helps save electrical professionals time when troubleshooting, improves safety, increases efficiency, and helps avoid costly mix-ups. Are there standards for ...