A New Standard for Presenting Product Safety Information in Electronic Media: ANSI Z535.7
We’re pleased to report that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recently published a new ANSI Z535 standard – ANSI Z535.7 Product Safety Information in Electronic Media (2024). For decades, ANSI Z535 standards have provided guidance for presenting safety information in media such as safety signs, product labels, and, since 2006, product manuals. With evolving technology and connectivity, people – both product users and manufacturers – are increasingly turning to electronic media as another channel for finding or providing product information. ANSI Z535.7 helps those who provide product safety information in media such as webpages, video, and on-product displays. This new standard provides guidance on ANSI Z535 elements such as signal words and safety symbols. It also addresses areas where electronic media differs from traditional media, for example, in type size, colors, and/or duration of message display. An informative annex provides guidance regarding design and maintenance of safety information in electronic media. The standard is flexible to accommodate the diverse and evolving forms of electronic media. Note that Z535.7 addresses how to present safety information in electronic media, but it does not specify what content to provide in electronic media instead of, or in addition to, print media – the considerations involved in that decision are beyond the scope of the standard.
Leading the Product Safety Discussion
Several experts on the Rimkus Product Safety team were instrumental in the conception and development of ANSI Z535.7. Our team has decades of experience helping companies with their product safety information, both in print and digitally. We have the expertise to help you conform with standards and to assist with the complexities that go beyond what the standards cover.
If you would like to learn more about ANSI Z535.7 or need help with your product safety information, please contact us.
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Human Factors: Intro to ANSI Z535 Standards for Product Warnings in Labels, Manuals, and Electronic Media is a one-hour continuing education course designed to help participants understand the purpose and application of select ANSI Z535 standards, including the newest standard: Z535.7. It discusses formatting basics, types of safety information, and use of graphics and electronic media, as well as consumer expectations about digital access to safety information.
This free webinar presentation, led by Rimkus team members and current ANSI Z535.7 subcommittee members Jared Frantz, M.S.E., CHFP, and Judith J. Isaacson, M.S., C.P.S.M., is now available to view on-demand by clicking below.
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