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Z535 Publications

NEMA Staff: Greg Winchester, Z535 SecretaryMegan Hayes, Program ManagerJoseph Higbee, Director, Communications and

MarketingAl Scolnik, Vice President, Technical Policy

2011 Publications Status

• Z535.1-2006 (R2011), Safety Colors– Reaffirmation published September 15, 2011

• Z535.2-2011, Environmental and Facility Safety Signs– Revision published on September 15, 2011– IHS version had pdf conversion errors affecting the table of

contents and had to be reimaged– Reimaged version available from IHS after October 1, 2011

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2011 Publications Status(cont.)

• Z535.3-2011, Criteria for Safety Symbols– Revision published September 15, 2011

• Z535.4-2011, Environmental and Facility Safety Signs– Revision initially published September 15, 2011– Recalled in October 2011 (i.e. sales were halted)– Corrected version republished November 15, 2011– Republication sent to initial purchasers

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2011 Publications Status(cont.)

• Z535.5-2011, Safety Tags and Barricade Tapes (for Temporary Hazards)– Initially published September 15, 2011– Errata sheet prepared in October 2011 and provided to intial

purchasers– Errata included with publication for purchases after November 14,

2011

• Z535.6-2011, Product Safety Information in Product Manuals, Instructions, and Other Collateral Materials– Initially published September 15, 2011– Errata sheet prepared in October 2011 and provided to initial

purchasers– Errata included with publication for purchases after November 1,

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2011 Publications Quality• NEMA committed to Z535 Executive Committee to arrange a

third-party investigation of the publication quality issues and recommendations for improvement

• Search for investigator was challenging – needed someone neutral who had a standards background, but with a process emphasis

• Megan Hayes was appointed as investigator–Program Manager at NEMA, but with no ties to Z535–Chair of ANSI’s Board of Standards Review (BSR)–Experienced in dealing with committee operational issues–Interviewed Z535 officers and NEMA staff for the various perspectives

• Findings summarized in a written report, including a set of recommendations for improvement

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Publication Sales

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2006 2007 2008 % for 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 % for 2011-2012

Z535 Series 9 187 223 9.76% 121 163 104 116 10.78%

Color Chart 2 85 170 7.44% 134 159 68 78 7.16%

Part 1 3 259 248 10.85% 204 175 83 120 9.95%

Part 2 2 129 183 8.01% 101 100 59 82 6.91%

Part 3 9 189 241 10.54% 150 121 76 164 11.76%

Part 4 25 695 680 29.75% 519 408 272 280 27.06%

Part 5 4 88 94 4.11% 56 51 32 38 3.43%

Part 6 19 410 447 19.55% 277 285 153 315 22.94%

Totals 73 2042 2286 1562 1462 847 1193

2040

Yearly Sales of Z535, 2006-2011 (as of August 2012)

Publication Sales (cont.)

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Sales Percentage by Part for Year 2008

Publication Sales (cont.)

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Sales Percentage by Part for Years 2011-2012

Publication Sales (cont.)

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Price List (as currently shown on websites)IHS TechStreet ANSI

Z535 Series $ 480* $ 480 $ 480

Color Chart 35 35 35

Part 1 75 75 75

Part 2 95 95 95

Part 3 105 102 105

Part 4 89 89 89

Part 5 82 82 82

Part 6 89 89 89

* IHS also sells the series on CD containing historical versions (at a higher price)

Publications Marketing Plan

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Joseph HigbeeDirector, Communications and Marketing