safety labels

Product warning stickers

Safety labels are warnings affixed to products, equipment, or containers alerting users to potential hazards.

They typically combine text, symbols, and colors to communicate dangers and precautions: The safety labels on the ladder showed weight limits and proper positioning.

Required by regulation in many industries, they range from simple caution notices to detailed hazard classifications for chemicals and machinery.

Related

warning · hazard symbol · hazard · alert · pictogram · sticker · danger · skull and crossbones · corrosive · OSHA · yellow · symbol · peel · emergency procedures · recycling symbols · poison · instruction · flammable

Categories
Opposites
WARNING vs. CONCEALMENT

safety labelshidden dangers

deceptive packaging · trade secrets · fine print · obfuscation

CAUTION vs. ENCOURAGEMENT

safety labelsenticements

Things meant to attract

sales pitches · inducements

PROTECTIVE REGULATION vs. DEREGULATION

safety labelscaveat emptor

Warning to shoppers

buyer beware · deregulation · counterfeit goods · snake oil

Family

safety, labels

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G