OSHA Be Careful This Machine Starts Automatically Sign Stickers

The Be Careful style sign is an alternative OSHA Caution sign format that uses a softer, more instructional tone. Instead of "CAUTION" alone, this style incorporates "Be Careful" which some facilities prefer for equipment where a direct advisory tone is more effective than a standard warning header. The automatic start warning message is the same only the presentation format differs.

Some safety programs prefer the Be Careful format for lower-hazard areas, customer-facing or visitor-accessible spaces, or facilities where the conversational tone captures worker attention more effectively than standard signal word signs. Both communicate the same automatic start hazard the choice depends on your facility's safety culture and communication approach.

The Be Careful style reflects OSHA Caution sign formatting conventions and communicates the automatic start hazard required by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.212 and 29 CFR 1910.147. ANSI Z535.4 provides guidance on signal word selection and formatting. Consult your safety officer to confirm whether this format meets your facility's specific program requirements.

Post at the same locations as standard automatic start signs directly on the machine, on control panels, and at all worker approach positions. The Be Careful format works well in multi-use facilities, training environments, and spaces where the tone needs to be approachable while still clearly conveying the automatic start risk.

StickerJet offers Be Careful format signs in the most common machine safety messages. Contact StickerJet if you need a Be Careful style sign for a specific message not currently listed in the catalog.