The new tekom Guide "Safety Notes and Warning Messages"
- Presentation
- Legal Requirements and Standards
- 06. November
- 09:00 - 09:45 AM (CET)
- C5.2
- finished
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Matthias Schulz
- HiQ text Gesellschaft für technische Übersetzung und Dokumentation mbH
Contents
In April 2024, tekom published a revision of its guide "Safety Notes and Warning Messages" in German. The English version of the guide is being published during the present tcworld conference. This presentation outlines tekom's motivation for revising the guide, the major changes and the benefits offered by it. Additionally, ways to practical application of the requirements for safety notes and warning messages will be presented based on examples. The focus will be on target group-oriented structure and design of safety-related information both in "safety notes" sections and in warning messages relating to a particular context.
The contents, structure, and benefits of the guide will be explained and suggestions will be offered on how to make best use of the guide.
Takeaways
Participants will learn of new requirements for safety-related information and how to best fulfill these, which deficiencies are often observed and how these can best be remedied.
Prior knowledge
Participants should understand the differences between the two main aspects of safety-related information, safety notes and warning messages. They should also know the main requirements for both so they are able to follow information on changes of the requirements.