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• difl' F1346 -91 (2018) 8.5.1 Lettering shall be of a size that enables a person with 8.9 Replacement—Product/Warning labels should be re- normal vision, including corrected vision, to read the safety placed by the product user when they no longer meet legibility va sign or label at a safe viewing distance from the hazard. requirements for safe viewing distance described in 8.5.1 and Considerations should be given to environmental variables that 8.7.1. In cases where products have an extensive expected life win affect readability. or where exposed to extreme conditions, the product user 8.5.2 Signal Word—Letter height shall be at least 50% should be able to obtain replacement labels from the manufac- greater than the selected height of the message panel wording. turer or responsible party. 8.5.3 Safety Alert Symbol—Safety alert symbol, when used 8.10 Instruction/Use Label—Any product instructions or with the signal word shall precede the signal word.The base of use label not attached to the product,intended to be viewed by the safety alert symbol shall be on the same horizontal line as the consumer/user shall contain in its contents the same the base of the letters of the signal word. The height of the applicable warning label as set forth in 8.2- 8.6.3. safety alert symbol shall equal or exceed the signal word letter 8.10.1 When special circumstances limit use of label colors height. to two colors, the colors assigned to the message word panel 8.5.4 Word message letter height shall be as defined in Table may also be used for the signal word panel provided that the 1. panel colors contrast with background color of instruction/use 8.6 Letter Style: label. 8.6.1 Signal Word shall be in sans serif letters in upper case 8.11 Packaging Label—If packaging is intended for product only. display to the consumer/user, applicable warning label as 8.6.2 Message Panel shall be in sans serif letters. Letters described in 8.2 - 8.6.3 shall be placed on the printed side of may be in upper case only. the package intended for display and/or consumer information. 8.6.3 Examples of acceptable lettering styles are: medium The label shall be printed on or affixed to the package and not or bold helvetica, or news gothic bold. easily removable. 8.7 Placement—Location shall be such that the message 8.11.1 When special circumstances limit use of label colors will: to two colors,the colors assigned to the signal word panel may 8.7.1 Be readily visible to the intended viewer, taking into also be used for the message word panel provided that the consideration all possible viewing angles, and panel colors contrast with background color of packaging. 8.7.2 Alert the viewer to the potential hazard in time to take 8.12 Compliance Labeling—All labels shall note the spe- appropriate action. cific cover classification. 8.7.3 Label must be located so as not to he removed in the fitting process. 9. Test Methods For Safety Covers 8.8 Life Expectancy—The label shall have a reasonable 9.1 Static Load Test: expected life with good color stability and word message 9.1.1 This test shall be conducted to demonstrate that the legibility when viewed as stated in 8.5.1. Reasonable expec- cover is capable of supporting a weight of (a) 485 lb (com- tancy shall be taken into consideration in accordance with the posed of one 210-Ib,one 225-lb or one 50-lb weight)for pools expected life of the product. or spas within a width or diameter greater than 8 ft or(b)275 8.8.1 Protection—When possible,placement of label should lb(composed of one 225-lb and one 50-lb weight)for a pool or provide protection from foreseeable damage,fading, or visual a spa with a width or diameter equal to or less than 8 ft obstruction caused by abrasion, ultraviolet light or substances distributed over 1 ft2 each,all of which are within a 3-ft radius such as chemicals or dirt. without the test objects causing damage which would allow 8.8.2 Attachment—The label shall be attached permanently any of the test objects to pass through the cover. During this to the product or so that it cannot be easily removed. test there shall be no requirement for the absence of water appearing on the surface of the cover. 9.1.2 Procedure—The pool shall be filled to its waterline and the cover fitted in accordance with the cover manufactur- TABLE 1 Word Message Letter Height Sizes er's instructions.The test objects shall be placed on the surface Minimum Letter Height for Minimum Letter Height for of the cover at the followingcritical points: Safe Viewing FAVORABLE Reading UNFAVORABLE Reading Distance conditions Conditions 9.1.2.1 The center point of the cover. 9.1.2.2 Between attachment points and a distance of at least less man 24 in. view Distance view Dist. 4 ft (1.2 m) but not to exceed 6 ft from the side of the pool. Hsi9mPnd 150 Height tin.) zs 9.1.2.3 The test objects shall remain in each test position for a period of 5 min. Distance24 m as in. Height(m)—Mew ao Heightfin)=Viemo 9.2 Perimeter Deflection Test' 9.2.1 This test shall be conducted to demonstrate the viawDistance view Dist. fol- lowing: if a child under the age of five were to fall onto the greater than 96 In. Height(in.)m aoo Height(In.)= aw cover neither that child nor another child could slip through witi any openings that may occur between the cover and the side of the pool. Copyright by ASTM Intl fall rights reserved);Thu May a I IA501 EDT 2012 4 - Downloaded/printed by Paul Moore(Emerald Outdoor Living)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.