ANSI%20Z535.6-2006%20Safety%20Standardization%20in%20Product%20Manuals

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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

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American National Standards Institute

• 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

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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

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ANSI Z535.6-2006

• Product Safety Information in Product Manuals,
  Instructions and Other Collateral Materials
• Why a Separate Standard?
• Why Comply with It?

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PRIMER on Product Liability Law

• Breach of Warranty
• Negligence
• Section 402A Restatement (3d) of Torts

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Section 402A Restatement (3d) of Torts

• Design Defect
• Manufacturing Defect
• Failure to Warn

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Failure to Warn

• Inadequate As a Result of
• Using Inappropriate Language
• Having Bad Placement
• Being Inconspicuous
• Never Reaching End User

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Failure to Warn

• How Proven?
• Expert Witnesss Opinion
• Competitors Warnings
• Subsequent Remedial Change
• Violation of ANSI Standard

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ANSI Z535.6

• A Common Design for a
• Consistent Message

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ANSI Z535.6

• Signal Words

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ANSI Z535.6

• Safety Alert Symbol

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ANSI Z535.6

• Types of Safety Messages
• 1. Supplemental Directives
• 2. Grouped Safety Messages

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ANSI Z535.6

• Types of Safety Messages
• 3. Section Safety Message

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ANSI Z535.6

• Types of Safety Messages
• 4. Embedded Safety Message

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Conclusion
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Question and Answer