dbduck Most widely recognizable CYA disclaimer..."Contents May Be Hot" on a coffee cup
Most widely recognizable CYA disclaimer..."Contents May Be Hot" on a coffee cup
I always liked the one on one of those little airplane bags of nuts: "Caution: Contains Nuts." I think they could put the same label on the office that thought up the idea.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I like the labels that say "for intended use only" but fail to tell us what the intended use really is
I once saw a label on an industrial cleaning chemical that had all of the warnings printed in English then a disclaimer that read
"If you cannot read English , have someone read these warnings to you"...the disclaimer WAS IN ENGLISH
Joe Staten Island West
So, I take it that the message on this box car would be frowned upon in California?
zstripe IRONROOSTER I just ignore the California warnings, because they are of no value. It's kind of like the auto ramps I bought one time that had the warning label "not too be used to support automobiles". Paul, I can't help it but,,,,,you just have to laugh,,at that one..LOL.. Cheers, Frank
IRONROOSTER I just ignore the California warnings, because they are of no value. It's kind of like the auto ramps I bought one time that had the warning label "not too be used to support automobiles".
I just ignore the California warnings, because they are of no value. It's kind of like the auto ramps I bought one time that had the warning label "not too be used to support automobiles".
Paul,
I can't help it but,,,,,you just have to laugh,,at that one..LOL..
Cheers,
Frank
I stopped worrying about clueless warnings years ago and at 65 I'm not about to worry about Califorinia's needless warnings.
Life is full of dangers..
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
The problem is that there is no information to evaluate your risk or to take precautions if needed. I notice things like certain glues, paints, etc. have specific things like use in well ventilated area, don't eat, etc. They also frequently list the hazardous chemicals. But as others have noted a CYA message is worthless.
Paul
Burlington Northern #24 yep soon enough mini california..... I mean washington will probably be doing the same thing. why can't people just leave stuff well enough alone.
yep soon enough mini california..... I mean washington will probably be doing the same thing. why can't people just leave stuff well enough alone.
The warning is to let people know there is a possible danger. It would be nice if they actually TOLD you how much danger there was, and/or what was dangerous. It is kind of frustrating to have a freight car labeled "Known to cause cancer", but they don't tell you what part of it is dangerous. It's kind of obvious when it is say, super glue or paint.
Still, the warning is there for a reason, and it's always better to be safe than sorry - especially when dealing with life-threatening diseases.
S&S
Modeling the Pennsy and loving it!
tomikawaTT betamax Must be that time of the month again. If you are truly concerned by a warning label, you should contact the manufacturer/distributor for an explanation. The answer will not be found here. The answer is - Proposition 8. That's the label on this silliness, pushed by a bunch of activists that didn't bother to think out the consequences, signed (in petition) by a bunch of people who assumed that it would shift responsibility off THEIR shoulders, and voted in by the same folks who voted for Ahnold and Jerry Brown at other times. At about the same time, I tried to initiate a proposition, to be placed on the California ballot, that would require the following on every birth certificate: WARNING: Birth is known to the State of California to be 100% fatal. Didn't get enough signatures to qualify. I was so disgusted I left (for Tennessee - which was NOT an improvement.) Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - in a Nevada garage)
betamax Must be that time of the month again. If you are truly concerned by a warning label, you should contact the manufacturer/distributor for an explanation. The answer will not be found here.
Must be that time of the month again.
If you are truly concerned by a warning label, you should contact the manufacturer/distributor for an explanation.
The answer will not be found here.
The answer is - Proposition 8.
That's the label on this silliness, pushed by a bunch of activists that didn't bother to think out the consequences, signed (in petition) by a bunch of people who assumed that it would shift responsibility off THEIR shoulders, and voted in by the same folks who voted for Ahnold and Jerry Brown at other times.
At about the same time, I tried to initiate a proposition, to be placed on the California ballot, that would require the following on every birth certificate:
WARNING: Birth is known to the State of California to be 100% fatal.
Didn't get enough signatures to qualify. I was so disgusted I left (for Tennessee - which was NOT an improvement.)
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - in a Nevada garage)
I am quite aware that the label is in fact, useless. It doesn't tell you anything.
It can be there for two reasons: Legal liability, or the product does contain something of concern. We all know the naughty and nice lists change on a regular basis.
It doesn't tell us what the materials or compounds in question are. Or was it applied "just in case" some materials used are reclassified in 4 months.
If it has a decoder, lead in the solder is possible, but a number of toxic materials are used to make electronic components or as part of the manufacturing process of electronic devices. Or is it the metal alloy used for the frame? Or a release compound from the molding process, or paints used to finish the model?
Only the manufacturer would know that.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
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Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
That California warning label appears on so many items it is becoming meaningless. Just breathing the LA basin smog is hazardous to your health.
The answer is - Proposition 64.
WARNING - Breathing is hazardous to your health. Conclusive tests have confirmed that everyone who breathes eventually dies.
rambo1look at all the road salt they throw into our drinking water rambo1..
As with many things in this discussion, sodium chloride is necessary for good health within certain limits. Excessive use is not. However, I would not put calcium chloride on my potatos at dinner tonight
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
peahrensWhat if the label is composed of hazardous ingredients? Do they need to put a label on the label?
DING DING DING! We have a winner!
"I am lapidary but not eristic when I use big words." - William F. Buckley
I haven't been sleeping. I'm afraid I'll dream I'm in a coma and then wake up unconscious. -Stephen Wright
rambo1 there is a warning label on the athearngenesis mech. reefer with sound that says it contains chemicals that is known to cause cancer and other problems in the state of california what is it the paint or glue? I'am scared!rambo1...
there is a warning label on the athearngenesis mech. reefer with sound that says it contains chemicals that is known to cause cancer and other problems in the state of california what is it the paint or glue? I'am scared!rambo1...
Every thing is known to cause cancer in the State of California. To keep the greenie police off their case manufacturers put the warning label on everything, just in case.
David Starr www.newsnorthwoods.blogspot.com
The way stuff is labeled, I'd think that EVERYTHING is known to cause cancer by the state of California.
Seriously though, it's almost certainly the paint. Could be glue, but a lot of models from manufacturers are press-fit and/or held in place with screws.
It probably means that you shouldn't eat it or be in prolonged contact with it. Works great if you weather your cars with unsealed pastels.
look at all the road salt they throw into our drinking water rambo1..
yeh true
What if the label is composed of hazardous ingredients? Do they need to put a label on the label?
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
at least i get to watch a few go trains go by i the morning to brighten the day. It pays good ! rambo1..
look where i work aircraft company aluminum dust and chemicals everywhere i'd better retire soon. rambo1..
to the rats or any animals that is
i don't like that either. rambo1..
If you want the real reason for the silly labels is that it inhibits litigation, all leases out here now contain such clauses and they list any potential liability. Buildings are now posted with warnings. Anytime there is a lawsuit in the state for some frivolous thing, a new warning is added to prevent it happening again. On another note, if you drink too much water at one time you can die (electrolyte imbalance), it happened at a local radio contest!
rambo1I'am scared!rambo1...
Golly, apparently our action heroes are not quite up to maintaining the old image, having fought their way through the Cold War's backwaters -- only to be stymied by a sticker from the State of California. Retirement is heck!
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Connecticut Valley Railroad A Branch of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford
"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." -- Henry Ford
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE [California] TO CAUSE CANCER OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY
Update from May 2013.