Symbols – Recognize the Meaning?
The language of symbols present in daily life, so omnipresent, we hardly consider them… until. Until you don’t get the message. Put your sweater in…
ISO 14024:2018 Revision – Type I Environmental Labeling Programs
ISO 14024:2018 – Environmental labels and declarations – Type I environmental labelling – Principles and procedures has been released. Ecolabeling as a practice spans back…
Environmental Labeling (Ecolabeling): Helping Companies Demonstrate Sustainability and Consumers Make Green Choices
Not too long ago, sustainability was just a welcome addition to the heightened processes of an organization, but these days, it is a responsibility. In…
Measuring Noise Reduction in Hearing Protective Devices: Labeling Requirements and Guidelines
In the United States, you may come across hearing protection devices, such as earplugs, that are labeled as being compliant with ANSI S3.19-1974. Minimal background…
The Significance of Product Safety Signs and Labels in ANSI Z535
Today, there are six standards in the ANSI Z535 series, along with one supplementary document. Together, these cover the criteria for the design, evaluation, and…
Standard Codes and Symbols for Handling and Recycling Plastics
Recycling is the simplest way we can fulfill our obligation as environmental stewards. The act of putting refuse in the correct container, while incredibly basic,…
ISO 11469:2016 – Marking of Plastics Products
ISO 11469:2016 – Plastics – Generic identification and marking of plastics products is the newest edition of the standard for plastic markings. As stated in…
Exit Sign Standards
Exit signs today are designed with a firm understanding of people’s behavior in the event of an emergency. Placed up high enough for all of…
ANSI/NEMA Z535 Product Safety Package
While you might think otherwise, you do not and cannot know everything. In our world, there are so many different products for many uses, and…