Safety and environmental notices

When using this product, observe the danger, caution, and attention notices contained in this guide. The notices are accompanied by symbols that represent the severity of the safety condition. The danger and caution notices are listed in numerical order based on their IDs, which are displayed in parentheses, for example (D004), at the end of each notice. Use this ID to locate the translation of these danger and caution notices in the Safety Notices publication that is shipped with this product.

The following notices and statements are used in IBM® documents. They are listed below in order of increasing severity of potential hazards. Follow the links for more detailed descriptions and examples of the danger, caution, and attention notices in the sections that follow.

• Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
• Attention notices: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or data.
• Caution notices: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to you.
• Danger notices: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these situations.
• In addition to these notices, Safety labels may be attached to the product to warn of potential hazards.