TS ISO 17080

TS ISO 17080 addresses the design of single-panel product safety labels for manually portable agricultural and forestry machines and powered lawn and garden equipment. The standard focuses on how safety information should be arranged so that it remains legible, consistent, and suitable for permanent attachment to the equipment, with the goal of presenting hazard information and safe-use cues clearly on one label panel.

How single-panel safety labels are organised

In general technical terms, a product safety label combines warning signals, word messages, and, where appropriate, graphic symbols to identify a hazard or a use limitation on the machine. A single-panel format reduces the need to spread information across multiple surfaces and is especially useful on outdoor equipment exposed to vibration, dirt, wear, and weathering. Design principles of this kind shape the relationship between symbol choice, colour, hierarchy, and layout so the message can be recognised quickly.

Equipment covered by the standard

According to the title and abstract, the scope is limited to manually portable agricultural and forestry machines and powered lawn and garden equipment. These are products used close to the operator and often have limited body space for marking because portability constrains label placement. That makes compact but clear presentation of safety information particularly important, since the label must be noticeable at a glance as well as informative.

This document provides a design framework for combining the key elements of safety communication on one label; it is not a general manual for machine performance or a complete statement of all safety obligations for the equipment itself. Its value lies in the way it supports readable, orderly, and durable safety messaging.