Chapter 2: Safety; Dangers, Warnings, And Cautions; Alert Levels; Alert Icons - Omron Viper 650 User Manual

This chapter describes the various alert icons used in this manual and their meaning,
provides important safety precautions for using OMRON industrial robots and their intended
uses, and gives guidance on proper disposal.

2.1 Dangers, Warnings, and Cautions

This section describes the various alert levels and icons which identify potentially hazardous
actions or situations

Alert Levels

There are three levels of safety warnings used in our manuals. In descending order of import-
ance, they are:
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Alert Icons

Each alert consists of a standard warning triangle icon, a signal word, and a description of the
risk. In increasing severity, the signals words are: Caution, Warning, and Danger. The alert text
provides a description of the hazard and explains how you can prevent or avoid it.
Icon
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DANGER: Identifies an imminently hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, is likely to result in serious injury, and might result in fatality or
severe property damage.
WARNING: Identifies a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
will result in minor or moderate injury, and might result in serious injury, fatal-
ity, or significant property damage.
CAUTION: Identifies a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
might result in minor injury, moderate injury, or property damage.
Meaning
This is a generic alert icon. Any
specifics on the risk will be in
the text following the signal
word.
This identifies a hazardous elec-
trical situation.
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Icon
This identifies a potential
topple injury hazard.
This identifies a fire risk.
Meaning
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