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A yellow triangle with a suspended load above a figure.
Also known as: Suspended load warning, Overhead load sign, Do not stand under load, Yellow triangle with a hanging load
The overhead load sign warns of a suspended load, and the rule it implies is that nobody stands beneath one. It marks the zone rather than the crane, because the hazard travels with the load.
Warns of suspended loads overhead in the marked area.
Contexts: Public information
Marks a zone rather than a machine, since the hazard moves with the load rather than staying at the lifting equipment.
Contexts: Public information
Is distinct from the crushing-hazard signs, which warn of a trapping point rather than of something that may fall.
Contexts: Public information
A black rectangular load suspended from a hook and cable above a stylised human figure, on a yellow equilateral triangle with a black border.