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ANSI Z535.6-2006 Safety Standardization in Product Manuals

ANSI Z535.6-2006 Safety Standardization in Product Manuals. Arthur H. Stroyd, Jr., Esquire General Counsel, Material Handling Industry Del Sole Cavanaugh Stroyd LLC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ANSI Z535.1 Safety Color Code ANSI Z535.2 Facility Safety Signs ANSI Z535.3

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ANSI Z535.6-2006 Safety Standardization in Product Manuals

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  1. ANSI Z535.6-2006Safety Standardization in Product Manuals Arthur H. Stroyd, Jr., Esquire General Counsel, Material Handling Industry Del Sole Cavanaugh Stroyd LLC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  2. ANSI Z535.1 Safety Color Code ANSI Z535.2 Facility Safety Signs ANSI Z535.3 Safety Symbols Criteria ANSI Z535.4 Product Safety Signs and Labels ANSI Z535.5 Safety Tags and Barricade Tape American National Standards Institute

  3. Myths of Product Liability Law Code Compliance Is a Defense Code Compliance Is Admissible To Show Reasonableness Competitors’ Warnings Are Inadmissible Warning Label Standards Apply to Product Manuals

  4. ANSI Z535.6-2006 Product Safety Information in Product Manuals, Instructions and Other Collateral Materials Why a Separate Standard? Why Comply with It?

  5. PRIMER on Product Liability Law Breach of Warranty Negligence Section 402A – Restatement (3d) of Torts

  6. Section 402A – Restatement (3d) of Torts Design Defect Manufacturing Defect Failure to Warn

  7. Failure to Warn Inadequate As a Result of: Using Inappropriate Language Having Bad Placement Being Inconspicuous Never Reaching End User

  8. Failure to Warn How Proven? Expert Witness’s Opinion Competitors’ Warnings Subsequent Remedial Change Violation of ANSI Standard

  9. ANSI Z535.6 A Common Design for a Consistent Message

  10. ANSI Z535.6 Signal Words

  11. ANSI Z535.6 Safety Alert Symbol

  12. ANSI Z535.6 Types of Safety Messages 1. Supplemental Directives 2. Grouped Safety Messages

  13. ANSI Z535.6 Types of Safety Messages 3. Section Safety Message

  14. ANSI Z535.6 Types of Safety Messages 4. Embedded Safety Message

  15. Conclusion

  16. Question and Answer

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