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		Warning Color Codes
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Some Crosby warnings will use a contrasting color within the warning to reinforce the word message and/or to attempt to draw attention of the user to the warning message. When colors are used for these purposes, they will appear as background for the signal word panel. Three colors are used in the Crosby warning system:

			This will appear in some warnings which use the signal word “DANGER,” indicating the highest degree of risk. When red is used in the signal word panel, white letters are used for the word “DANGER.” If a safety alert symbol is used along with the signal word, such as an exclamation mark inside of a triangle, the triangle will be solid white and the exclamation mark will be red.		This will appear in some warnings which use the signal word “CAUTION.” When yellow is used in the signal word panel, black letters are used for the word “CAUTION.” If a safety alert symbol is used along with the signal word, such as an exclamation mark inside of a triangle, the triangle will be solid black and the exclamation mark will be yellow.
	RED			YELLOW

			This will appear in some warnings which use the signal word “WARNING.” When orange is used in the signal word panel, black letters are used for the word “WARNING.” If a safety alert symbol is used along with the signal word, such as an exclamation mark inside of a triangle, the triangle will be solid black and the exclamation mark will be orange.
	ORANGE

Warning Format
Crosby warnings on tags, labels, and within application instructions are displayed in a similar format. Warnings are usually set apart from other information by a border, contrasting color, or both. Typically, Crosby warnings are displayed in a “box,” set apart by a border, and consisting of two or three “panels” within the box. Specifically:
The signal word (and alert symbol if used) appears in the upper panel of the box. The hazard statement, consequence statement, and instruction statement appear in the lower panel of the box. In a warning which uses three panels, the third panel will be pictorial which also identifies the hazard or indicates how to avoid the hazard.
Here is an example of a Crosby Warning for Forged Eye Bolts, demonstrating the alert, hazard, consequence and instruction element: