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SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL
AND SIGNAL WORDS
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential physical injury hazards. Obey all
safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
Signal words
Note the use of signal words DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION with the safety messages. The signal
word for each message has been selected using the following guidelines:
DANGER
D A N G E R
indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
WARNING
indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
CAUTION
indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE
NOTICE
is used to address practices not related to physical injury.
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