Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity
MIOSHA
General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards
General Industry Safety Standards
Part 37 - ACCIDENT PREVENTION SIGNS AND TAGS
CLASSIFICATION OF SIGNS
Section R. 408.13713 - Caution signs

(1) A caution sign shall be used to warn of a potential hazard or to caution against an unsafe practice.

(2) A caution sign shall have the signal word "caution" in yellow on a black background in the upper panel. The lower panel where additional wording may be used shall be black letters on a yellow background. (See examples in figure 2 and table 2.)

(3) An employee shall be instructed that a caution sign indicates a possible hazard and that proper precautions shall be taken.

(4) Figure 2 reads as follows:

FIGURE 2

Caution Sign

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