Utah Admin. Code 392-303-31

Current through Bulletin 2024-17, September 1, 2024

Section R392-303-31 - Caution and Warning Sign Format Requirements

(1) The operator shall ensure that the caution sign required by Subsections R392-303-29(1), R392-303-29(2), R392-303-29(3), and R392-303-29(4) meet the following requirements:

(a) the sign is at least 24 inches by 18 inches on a white background, and if the sign is larger than 24 inches by 18 inches, the sizes of the other elements of the sign shall be proportionally larger;

(b) lettering is in one of the following fonts with proportional thickness to height so as to be easily readable:

(i) san serif:

(ii) arial bold;

(iii) folio medium;

(iv) franklin gothic;

(v) helvetica;

(vi) helvetica bold;

(vii) meta bold;

(viii) news gothic bold;

(ix) poster gothic; or

(x) universe;

(c) the letters are:

(i) black in color;

(ii) capitalized; and

(iii) legible;

(d) the sign includes a panel at the top of the sign with a safety yellow background that:

(i) is at least 1-1/2 inches high, and 18 inches wide, including a black line border that is 1/16 of an inch wide surrounding the safety yellow background;

(ii) has the word "caution" in capital letters that is one inch high; and

(iii) has an internationally recognized safety alert symbol that is one inch high and placed immediately to the left of the word "caution";

(e) the safety alert symbol is black with a yellow background field;

(f) the word "caution" and the symbol are vertically and horizontally centered within the yellow panel;

(g) letters in the body of the sign are legible, at least 1/2 inch high, and clearly visible;

(h) the body of the sign required in Subsection R392-303-29(1) lists the bulleted statements required in that section; and

(i) the body of the sign required in Subsection R392-303-29(3) lists the bulleted statements required in that section.

(2) The operator shall ensure that the warning sign required by Subsections R392-303-29(4) and R392-303-29(5) meet the following requirements:

(a) the sign is least 17 inches by 11 inches on a white background, and if the sign is larger than 17 inches by 11 inches, the sizes of the other elements of the sign are proportionally larger;

(b) lettering is in one of the following fonts with proportional thickness to height so as to be easily readable:

(i) san serif:

(ii) arial bold;

(iii) folio medium;

(iv) franklin gothic;

(v) helvetica;

(vi) helvetica bold;

(vii) meta bold;

(viii) news gothic bold;

(ix) poster gothic; or

(x) universe;

(c) the letters are:

(i) black in color;

(ii) capitalized; and

(iii) legible;

(e) the sign includes a panel at the top of the sign with a safety orange background that:

(i) is at least 1-1/2 inches high and 16 inches wide, including a black line border that is 1/16 of an inch wide surrounding the safety orange background;

(ii) has the word "warning" in capital letters that is one inch high; and

(iii) has an internationally recognized safety alert symbol that is one inch high and placed immediately to the left of the word "warning"

(f) the safety alert symbol is black with a safety orange field;

(g) the word "warning" and the symbol are vertically and horizontally centered within the orange panel;

(h) letters in the body of the sign are legible, at least 1/2 inch high, and clearly visible;

(i) the body of the sign required in Subsection R392-303-24(4) displays the text "no head-first entry" and the text on the body is centered vertically and horizontally in the space below the orange panel with "no head-first" on one line and "entry" on the line below; and

(j) the body of the sign required in Subsection R392-303-29(5) lists the bulleted statements required in that section.

Utah Admin. Code R392-303-31

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-02, effective 1/3/2022