What are the standards I should look to concerning safety labels for products?
For American standards on equipment sold in the United States, the American National Standards Institute’s Z535.4 Product Safety Label Standard, first published in 1991, revised in 1998 and again as of July 1, 2002. For international standards, the primary general standard concerning safety signs is ISO 3864 which is under the responsibility of ISO/TC 145. This standard has been separated into two parts, Part 1 for Public Area and Facility Signs, and Part 2 for Product Safety Labels, a new standard to be published in November of 2004. The U.S. is instrumental in writing this new standard and Mr. Peckham, President of Clarion and Chair of the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 145, is its primary author. Though other product-specific ANSI, ISO and IEC standards exist (as well as several UL and NEMA standards), the principle standards to look to for developing the vast majority of product safety labels continue to be ANSI Z535.4 and the new ISO 3864-2 standard.
For American standards on equipment sold in the United States, the primary safety label standard is the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) Z535.4 Standard for Product Safety Signs and Labels. This standard was first published in 1991, revised in 1998, again in 2002, and once again in 2007. For products manufactured for sale in the United States, the 2008 version of this standard should be the one that is followed by product manufacturers. For international standards, the primary general standard concerning safety signs is ISO 3864 which is under the responsibility of ISO/TC 145. This standard has been separated into several parts. Part 1 is for safety signs and Part 2 is for product safety labels. Part 2 was first published in 2004 and reaffirmed without changes in 2010. The U.S. was instrumental in writing part 2 of ISO 3864 and Geoffrey Peckham, President of Clarion and Chair of the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 145, was its primary author. Though other product-specific ANSI, ISO an
