What is ISO 9244 - Machine safety labels for earth-moving machinery about?
ISO 9244 discusses the machine safety labels for earth-moving machinery. ISO 9244 establishes general principles and gives requirements for the design and application of machine safety labels to be permanently affixed to earth-moving machinery as defined in ISO 6165.
ISO 9244 outlines the objectives of signage, describes basic formats, specifies colours, and provides guidance on developing the various panels that together constitute a label.
Who is ISO 9244 - Machine safety labels for earth-moving machinery for?
ISO 9244 on machine safety labels for earth-moving machinery is useful for:
ISO 9244 will be relevant to anyone that works with earth-moving machinery.
- Earth-moving machinery manufacturers, purchasers, hirers, and users
- Construction industry
- Mechanical engineers
Why should you use ISO 9244 - Machine safety labels for earth-moving machinery?
The purpose of ISO 9244 is to provide, for earth-moving machinery, general principles for the design and application of machine safety labels to alert persons to a hazard, describe the nature of that hazard, describe the consequences of potential injury from it, and instruct persons on how to avoid it.
ISO 9244 specifies the machine safety labels for earth-moving machinery which helps to reduce risks arising from relevant hazards, hazardous situations, or events during commissioning, operation, and maintenance of the earth-moving machine.
