semrSEMIS1-1107©SEM11986,2007SEMIS1-1107SAFETYGUIDELINEFOREQUIPMENTSAFETYLABELSThissafetyguidelinewastechnicallyapprovedbytheglobalEnvironmentalHealth&SafetyCommittee.ThiseditionwasapprovedforpublicationbytheglobalAuditsandReviewsSubcommitteeonSeptember5,2007.Itwasavailableatwww.semi.orginOctober2007andonCD-ROMinNovember2007.Originallypublished1986;previouslypublishedJuly2001.1Purpose1.1Thisguidelineprovidesguidanceforthecontentandformatofequipmentsafetylabelsandgivesexamplesofsymbolstouse.1.2Thisguidelineisintendedforusebyequipmentmanufacturerstocreatesafetylabelsthatalertpersonstohazardsassociatedwiththeequipment.1.3Thisguidelineisintendedtoprovideaunifiedinternationalscmiconductor-industry-specificsafetylabelingformat.2Scope2.1Thisguidelineisintendedtoassistindevelopingsafetylabelsformanufacturingequipmentusedinthesemiconductorindustry.NOTEI:Thisguidelinemayalsobeusedforthedesignofsafetysignsforthefacilitieswheresemiconductormanufacturingequipmentisinstalled.NOTE2:Theguidanceprovidedinthisdocumentmayalsobeadaptedtohelpcommunicatesafetyinfonnationininstallationinstructions,operationandmaintenancemanuals,andothersimilarwrittencommunicationrelatingtoaproduct.SeealsoANSIZ535.6,AmericanNationalStandardforProductSafetyInformationinProductManuals,Instructions,andOtherCollateralMaterials.NOTE3:Thisguidelinemayalsobeadaptedforthedesignofcomputerizeduserinterfacesonequipment.NOTE4:Inordertopresentamoreconsistentuserinterface,itisrecommendedthattheuseofthewordsDANGER,WARNING,andCAUTION,insuchinterfacesbelimitedtotliemeaningsandusesgivenfortheminthisguideline.2.2Thisdocumentcontainsthefollowingsections:1.Purpose2.Scope3.Limitations4.ReferencedStandardsandDocuments5.Terminology6.GeneralProvisions7.Formats8.SignalWords9.Symbols10.WordMessages11.Lettering12.Colors13.Placement14.Translation15.RelatedDocumentsAppendix1—SafetySymbolsRelatedInformation1—MinimumLetterHeightCalculationsRelatedInformation2—Formattingof"NOTICE”SignalWordRelatedInformation3—TranslationofSignalWordsNOTICE:Thissafetyguidelinedoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyissuesassociatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheusersofthissafetyguidelinetoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatoryorotherlimitationspriortouse.semrSEMIS1-1107©SEM11986,200723Limitations3.1Variouscomponentsorassembliesusedinsemiconductormanufacturingequipmentmaycarrysafetylabelsthataredesignedandaffixedinaccordancewithotherinternationalstandards.Itisnottheintentofthisguidelinetoreplaceorsupersedesuchlabelingrequirements.3.2Somesafetylabelformatsandcontentaredictatedbyotherapplicablestandardsandguidelinesorbylaw(e.g.,laserlabelingandchemicalhazardcommunicationlabelingincertaincountriesofuse).Itisnottheintentofthisguidelinetoreplaceorsupersedesuchlabelingrequirements.3.3NewsafetylabelsandsafetylabelsthataresignificantlyredesignedshouldconformtothelatestversionofSEMISI.Thisguidelineisnotintendedtobeappliedretroactively.4ReferencedStandardsandDocuments4.1SEMIStandardsandSafetyGuidelineSEMIS10—SafetyGuidelineforRiskAssessment4.2ANSIStandards^ANSIZ535.1—SafetyColorCodeANSIZ535.3—CriteriaforSafetySymbolsANSIZ535.4—ProductSafetySignsandLabelsANSIZ535.6—AmericanNationalStandardforProductSafetyInformationinProductMaterials,Instructions,andOtherCollateralMaterials4.3IECStandard^IEC61310-1—Safetyofmach...
