1.1 This part of GB 5296 establishes the principles and gives recommendations on the formulation of instructions for use of products of consumer interest (hereinafter referred to as instructions for use). It is intended for:
——Product designers, manufacturer, technical writers or other people engaged in the work of conceiving and drafting such instructions;
——Committees or organization preparing standards for consumer products.
1.2 The principles and detailed recommendations in this part shall apply in combination with the specific requirements on instructions for use laid down in standards for specific products or groups of products.
1.3 This part includes evaluation methods for instructions for use (see Annex A) to be used as evaluative methods and rationale to review the comprehensiveness of the instructions for use and assess the quality of the written instructions.
The annex is addressed primarily to researchers and experts and organizations engaged in such assessment work; it may also be helpful to this part’s principal target groups and administrator named in 1.1.
Foreword I
Introduction III
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 General Principles
5 Clauses in Standards Concerning the Instructions
6 Location and Nature
7 Availability of Information at the Point of Sale
8 Advice for the Formulation of Instructions for Use
9 Warning Notices
10 Standardized Phrases and Signs
11 Visible and Audible Signals
12 Durability of Instructions for Use
13 Content Layout
14 Evaluation of Composition Quality
Annex A (Informative) Assessment of Instructions for Use of Products of Consumer Interest.
Annex B (Informative) Provision Number Comparison between this Part and ISO/IEC Guide 37:1995
Annex C (Informative) Technical Differences between this Part and ISO/IEC Guide 37:1995 and the Reasons
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