Message Panel: the message panel of any new ANSI Z535.4 2007 compliant sign or label must contain,
• Identification of the hazard,
• Identification of a means to avoid the hazard,
• And the consequences of not avoiding the hazard. The order that the information appears in the message panel is flexible and should be determined by logical factors related to avoiding an injury, such as:
• The target audiences knowledge of the hazard,
• And the reaction time to avoid the hazard. In addition, we recommend when formatting the message panel to consider the following practices:
- Use headline style text
- Use active voice statements
- Avoid prepositional phrases
• Identification of the hazard,
• Identification of a means to avoid the hazard,
• And the consequences of not avoiding the hazard. The order that the information appears in the message panel is flexible and should be determined by logical factors related to avoiding an injury, such as:
• The target audiences knowledge of the hazard,
• And the reaction time to avoid the hazard. In addition, we recommend when formatting the message panel to consider the following practices:
- Use headline style text
- Use active voice statements
- Avoid prepositional phrases
Use left justification of the text except on one line messages- Use upper and lower case letters
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