ANSI Z535.4:2011 PDF Download

The ANSI Z535.4:2011 standard focuses on designing effective safety signs and labels specifically for products. It recognizes that product safety signs have different characteristics compared to environmental safety signs. Product safety signs need to contain more information within a smaller format, be observed at closer distances, and integrate with various product size, shape, and color characteristics.

The standard aims to provide a hazard communication system that presents product hazard information in a clear and visually consistent manner, ensuring effective communication. It consolidates different graphic approaches into a common design direction, promoting orderly and consistent presentation of hazard information.

It is worth noting that the ANSI Z535.4 standard is complementary to the ANSI Z535.2 standard, which focuses on environmental and facility safety signs. While these standards share similarities, they address different physical and visual requirements due to the specific context in which the signs are used. The Accredited Standards Committee Z535 recognizes and affirms the need for separate standards.