User's Guide

3-3
March 31, 1999
3.2 Warning indications
ADIC/GRAU classifies hazards into different categories. Table 3-1: shows the
relation between symbols, signal words, actual hazards and possible conse-
quences.
Table 3-1: Warning indications
Symbol
Damage
to...
Signal word Definition Consequences
Persons
DANGER! Directly
threatening
danger
Death or very severe
injuries (maiming)
WARNING! Possibly
dangerous
situation
Possibly death or
very severe injuries
CAUTION! Less dangerous
situation
Possibly light or
slight injuries
WARNING!
Dangerous
voltage!
Directly
approaching
electrical danger
situation
Death or severe
injury
CAUTION! Less dangerous
situation
Possibly light or
medium injury
Material
ATTEN-
TION!
Situation
possibly caus-
ing damage
Possibly damage of
the product and its
environment
Electro-
statically
sensitive
Potential risk of
damage to the
electronics
Possibly damage to
the product
Information Application tips
and other
important/use-
ful information
and hints
No dangerous or
damaging conse-
quences for persons
or things
!