food safe, The food safe icon—usually a wine glass and fork symbol—indicates that a material is safe for direct contact with food and beverages, ensuring no harmful chemicals leach into the food., do not litter, , this side up, This symbol, consisting of two arrows pointing towards the top, directs in which way the box is to be placed to ensure it is upright. If the packaging holds this symbol, it means that the contents must never be carried sideways or upside-down as they might break. It’s also a good indication of which side to open the box from., fragile, You might find the word “fragile” printed onto some boxes which makes it fairly self-explanatory. The items inside the box are prone to damage and thus, need to be managed carefully. Sometimes, you will find a cracked wine glass printed on the box instead of the word. This also represents fragility. In most cases, this might mean there is glass or glass-like components in the box., flammable materials, The fire symbol represents flammable materials. This means that the items inside the box and the box itself can burn and cause damage when left near an open fire, smoke, hot surfaces, or sparks. This holds true for items containing chemicals or anything made of paper., use fifo system, One of the most widely used methods is First-In, First-Out (FIFO)—an inventory costing approach that assumes your oldest stock is sold first., estimated sign, typically refers to the approximately equal to sign (\(\approx \)) or the tilde (\(\sim \)) used to indicate approximation, while the estimated sign (\(\epsilon \)) is a symbol on packaging ensuring product weight/volume compliance., handle with care, If you see hands cupping a box, then this symbol represents ‘handle with care’. This means that the box contains a lot of intricate parts or parts that can get damaged when mishandled. Unlike the fragile sign, the handle with care sign signifies that the box must not be stacked and should be loaded and carried around with lots of care., frozen product, , keep dry, The umbrella signifies the need to keep the box in a dry environment and never leave it in the rain. This symbol also tells you that the items inside the box are not waterproof, temperature sensitive, Temperature-sensitive is depicted with the logo of a thermometer and the degree in which it should be stored. Even if the general rule of thumb is to keep it away from direct sunlight and the rain, some products (e.g. pharmaceuticals) might need to be stored in closer ranges of temperature., protect from direct sunlight, The ‘protect from direct sunlight’ sign shows a box under sunlight with a line across it. This could mean that the contents inside the box can be damaged when placed under the sun (e.g. food) or that they are flammable and can burn (see the next symbol). This symbol is similar to temperature-sensitive but less specific as to what temperature to store it in., do not open with knife, This symbol states that the package should not be opened with a knife because it runs the risk of damaging the contents inside., do not place near magnets, The contents of a package may be sensitive to magnetic forces. If this is the case, then this symbol prevents handlers from placing the package near a magnet., maximum stacking height, If you see two parallel horizontal bars with a number on top, it signifies the stack height. This would depend on the contents inside the box and the thickness and strength of the box itself. Make sure to check the number of the symbol (it isn’t always the same). If you see the number 4, then it means that only 4 or fewer boxes of a similar kind can be stacked on top of one another. Any more than 4 and you’re at the risk of damaging the boxes at the bottom., do not stack, In some cases, you will see two horizontal bars with a red line across. This means that the boxes cannot be stacked. These boxes are too fragile or contain items that can damage easily with pressure., do not hook, This sign is represented by a hook with an X marked on it. It means that the boxes are too heavy to be hooked onto something or to be carried using a hook. Doing so might cause the boxes to open from below., do not lift, A person trying to lift the box with a prohibition sign on it is the symbol telling you that the box may be too heavy to lift alone. You might need a trolley or the help of a second person. Watch out for either of these symbols as shown below., scope, The scope symbol represents the center of gravity, and lets handlers know the weight distribution of the contents of the package., two person lifting , If you see two people lifting the box in the symbol, it means that the box can be lifted with the help of another person or a few more people., trolley lifting, If the sign shows a trolley with boxes on it, it would mean that you would need to use a trolley to lift the box. It is advised not to ignore this symbol since it could mean that the boxes not only need to be lifted properly but also placed back on the ground smoothly..

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