R392-303-24. Caution Sign Format Requirements

(1) The caution sign required by R392-303-22(1) and R392-303-22(2) shall meet the following requirements:

(a) The signs shall be at least 24 inches, 61 centimeters, by 18 inches, 46 centimeters, on a white background. If the sign is larger than 24 inches, 61 centimeters, by 18 inches, 46 centimeters, the sizes of the other elements of the sign shall be proportionally larger.

(b) All lettering shall be in a sans serif font proportional thickness to height so as to be easily readable. Acceptable fonts are arial bold, folio medium, franklin gothic, helvetica, helvetica bold, meta bold, news gothic bold, poster gothic, and universe. In addition, the letters shall be:

(i) black in color;

(ii) capital letters; and

(iii) adequately spaced and not crowded.

(c) There must be a panel at the top of the sign. The background of the panel shall be safety yellow in color and shall:

(i) be at least 3.3 centimeters, high and 44 centimeters wide, including a black line border that is 0.16 centimeters wide surrounding the safety yellow background;

(ii) have the word "CAUTION" in capital letters that are two centimeters high; and

(iii) have an internationally recognized safety alert symbol that is two centimeters high and placed immediately to the left of the word "CAUTION".

(d) The safety alert symbol shall be black with a yellow field.

(e) The word "CAUTION" and the symbol shall be vertically and horizontally centered within the yellow panel.

(f) The letters in the body of the sign shall be legible, at least one centimeter high, and clearly visible.

(g) The body of the sign required in subsection R392-303-22(1) shall list the bulleted statements required in that section.

(h) The body of the sign required in subsection R392-303-22(2) shall list the bulleted statements required in that section.

(2) The warning sign required by R392-303-22(3) and R392-303-22(4) shall meet the following requirements:

(a) The signs shall be at least 17 inches, 43 centimeters, by 11 inches, 28 centimeters, on a white background. If the sign is larger than 17 inches, 43 centimeters, by 11 inches, 28 centimeters, the sizes of the other elements of the sign shall be proportionally larger.

(b) All lettering shall be in a sans serif font proportional thickness to height so as to be easily readable. Acceptable fonts are arial, arial bold, folio medium, franklin gothic, helvetica, helvetica bold, meta bold, news gothic bold, poster gothic, and universe. In addition, the letters shall be:

(i) black in color;

(ii) capital letters; and

(iii) adequately spaced and not crowded.

(c) There must be a panel at the top of the sign. The background of the panel shall be safety orange in color and shall:

(i) be at least 3.3 centimeters, high and 41 centimeters wide, including a black line border that is 0.16 centimeters wide surrounding the safety orange background;

(ii) have the word "WARNING" in capital letters that are two centimeters high; and

(iii) have an internationally recognized safety alert symbol that is two centimeters high and placed immediately to the left of the word "WARNING".

(d) The safety alert symbol shall be black with a safety orange field.

(e) The word "WARNING" and the symbol shall be vertically and horizontally centered within the orange panel.

(f) The letters in the body of the sign shall be legible, at least one inch (2.54 centimeters) high, and clearly visible

(g) The body of the sign required in subsection R392-303-22(3) shall display the text "NO HEAD-FIRST ENTRY". The text on the body shall be centered vertically and horizontally in the space below the orange panel with "NO HEAD-FIRST" on one line and "ENTRY" on the line below.

(h) The body of the sign required in subsection R392-303-22(4) shall list the bulleted statements required in that section.