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An employee doing work on his computer that has a critical error warning message in red that complies to ANSI Z535.7-2024.
ANSI | Labels and Symbols

ANSI Z535.7-2024: Product Safety Info in Electronic Media

ByAlexandra Schirn August 21, 2025August 19, 2025

In today’s increasingly digital world, the way we communicate critical safety and product information is undergoing a significant transformation. What was once delivered primarily through…

A safety manual for a children's toy that complies to ANSI Z535.6‑2023 specifications for collateral materials, which details warnings of a choking hazard for young children.
ANSI | Labels and Symbols | Occupational Health and Safety

ANSI Z535.6-2023: Safety Info in Manuals and Instructions

ByAlexandra Schirn February 2, 2024August 21, 2025

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) protects the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products like coffee…

xample of product safety label with signal word panel, message panel, and pictorial symbol panel according to ANSI Z535.4.
ANSI | Labels and Symbols | Occupational Health and Safety

ANSI Z535.4‑2023: Guide to Product Safety Signs & Labeling

ByAlexandra Schirn February 1, 2024August 21, 2025

Displaying safety signs and labels helps to prevent injury and ensure staff and visitors are aware of potential hazards ahead. Without these effective signs, many…

Various ANSI Z535.2‑2023 compliant environmental safety signs outside a hazardous facility. One sign displays a black triangle on a yellow background that states "BIOLOGICAL HAZARD"; another sign states "NO ENTRY" and has a red circle with a diagonal red line on it on a white background; and the last sign states "NOTICE" in white bold letters on a blue background.
ANSI | Labels and Symbols | Occupational Health and Safety

ANSI Z535.2-2023: Facility/Environment Safety Signs

ByAlexandra Schirn January 31, 2024August 21, 2025

Although the safety sign classification system we are familiar with today began in the early 1900s with the emergence of automobiles, these were not the…

Safety signage and labels for fitness equipment that adhere to ASTM F1749-15(2020).
ANSI | Fitness Center

ASTM F1749-15(2020): Fitness Equipment And Signage

ByAlexandra Schirn May 18, 2023May 21, 2025

Although exercise equipment was invented to provide a safe alternative to free weights, it is arguably inherently dangerous since it can put an individual’s body…

ANSI Z535.5-2022 compliant barricade tape displaying the signal word CAUTION with standardized color codes for temporary hazards.
ANSI | Occupational Health and Safety

ANSI Z535.5-2022: Safety Tags and Barricade Tapes

ByAlexandra Schirn September 12, 2022August 21, 2025

Falls continue to be the leading cause of death in the construction industry. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 865 fatalities due…

Construction site with sign posting colorful safety symbols adhering to ANSI Z535.3-2022 criteria.
ANSI | Labels and Symbols | Occupational Health and Safety

ANSI Z535.3-2022: Designing Effective Safety Symbols

ByAlexandra Schirn September 9, 2022August 21, 2025

What is yellow, green, red, or blue? The answer is a safety symbol. ANSI Z535.3-2022: Criteria for Safety Symbols outlines the criteria for safety symbols….

Red and Yellow safety signs for do not touch according to ANSI Z535.1-2022.
ANSI | Labels and Symbols | Occupational Health and Safety

ANSI Z535.1-2022: Standard for Safety Colors

ByBrad Kelechava August 9, 2022August 18, 2025

Through their effective and quick recognition, safety colors enhance the ability of a word message or safety symbol to convey essential information to workers. American…

A portable metal ladders certified to ANSI ASC A14.2-2017 leaning against yellow house
ANSI | Ladder Safety

ANSI ASC A14.2-2017: Ladders – Portable Metal – Safety Requirements

ByBrad Kelechava January 4, 2018May 29, 2025

A major rung has been reached for ladder safety. Well, two, that is. ANSI ASC A14.2-2017: Ladders – Portable Metal – Safety Requirements and ANSI…

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