Location of Safety Warnings
This article discusses the legal and practical issues around the duty to warn and instruct and where to place safety information on the product and/or in the manual.
Product Markings and Labels
Product markings and labels provide information about the product, installation, and use. The markings and labels can also provide warnings to avoid hazardous energy transfer to a body part. The product safety aspects of markings for identification, ratings, functions, connections, and warnings are described.
Regulatory Compliance Labeling and Symbols
Between WEEE, RoHS, REACH and other environmental directives, regulatory compliance labels for handling and disposing of certain products is less intuitive than it seems.
The CE Marking as your Products’ Passport for the European Market
The CE marking is also called a “product’s passport” for the markets within the European Economic Area (EU Member States plus Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway) and in Turkey. It is the first indication that a product complies with the requirements under European Product Law.
Consistency and Your Labels
This month, read our interview with Angela Lambert, Clarion’s head of standards compliance, to look at practical applications related to the importance of consistent use of best practices for your product safet... Read More...
Markings and Other Aggravations
Why? Why is it that one of the biggest aggravations in product safety is that of markings? For some reason, it seems that we can never get the markings right the first time. Furthermore, it seems that markings that have been acceptable for years will suddenly go bad.
Languages and Your Product Safety Labels
The question of whether or not to use additional languages on your safety labels can be a complex one to answer.