(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- High voltage… biohazard… wet floor… radioactive materials… the effectiveness of safety signs like these relies on consistency and bold, graphic impact to warn people against specific hazards and personal injury. Six recently revised American National Standards (ANS) from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) guide the communication of safety information in public spaces, the workplace, and for a range of industrial and consumer products.

Serious about safety

The ANSI Z535 Set is a comprehensive collection of standards guiding the design, evaluation, and use of safety signs, colors, and symbols intended to prevent personal injury by visually alerting people to potential hazards:

ANSI/NEMA Z535.1-2006 (R2011)—“Safety colors”
This ANS establishes technical definitions, color standards, and color tolerances for the ANSI Z535 safety colors.

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