In United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 safety standards

Safety standards

Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory...

, precautionary statements are sentences providing information on potential hazard

Hazard

A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment. Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical risk of harm; however, once a hazard becomes "active", it can create an emergency situation. A hazard does not exist when it is not...

s, and proper procedures. They are used in situations from consumer product

Consumer product

A consumer product is generally any tangible personal property for sale and that is used for personal, family, or household for non-business purposes. The determination whether a good is a consumer product requires a factual finding, on a case-by-case basis...

 on labels and manuals, to descriptions of physical activities. Various methods are used to bring focus to them, such as setting apart from normal text, graphic icons, changes in text's font and color. Texts will often clarify the types of statements and their meanings within the text. Common precautionary statements are described below.

Danger

Danger statements are a description of an imminent hazard that will result in severe injury

Injury

-By cause:*Traumatic injury, a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident*Other injuries from external physical causes, such as radiation injury, burn injury or frostbite*Injury from infection...

 or death

Death

Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....

if not avoided and should be limited to the most extreme situations.

Danger: Description of imminent hazard and possible resulting injures.

Warning

Warning statements are a description of a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious or moderate or minor injury. It could also advise against unsafe practices.

Warning: Description of hazard and possible resulting injures.

Caution

Caution statements are a description of a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate or serious injury or death. It could also advise against unsafe practices.

Caution: Description of hazard and possible resulting injures.

Notice

Notice statements are used to notify people on information for installation, operation, maintenance, performance, or general tips that are important, but not hazardous to anything or anyone.

Notice: Statement including non hazardous information.