BS 5401:1990

Committees responsible
Foreword
Guide
Section 1. Content
1.1 Scope
1.2 Definitions
1.2.1 Left-hand side
1.2.2 Right-hand side
1.3 Identification of manual
1.4 Categories of information
1.5 Serial numbers
1.6 Contents
1.7 Introduction
1.8 Purpose
1.8.1 General
1.8.2 Hazards
1.9 Specifications
1.10 Safety notes and warnings
1.11 Handling, reception, transit, assembly and
      installation
1.11.1 General
1.11.2 Reception
1.11.3 Transit
1.11.4 Installation
1.11.5 Setting to work
1.11.6 Environment
1.11.7 Hazards
1.12 Operating information
1.13 Maintenance instructions
1.13.1 General
1.13.2 Maintenance schedules
1.13.3 Specialized tasks
1.13.4 Details of maintenance work
1.14 Storage
1.15 Parts list
1.16 Accessories and attachments
1.17 Dismantling and disposal
1.18 Warranty
1.19 Alphabetical index
Section 2. Presentation
2.1 General considerations
2.2 Writer and text
2.2.1 General
2.2.2 Writer
2.2.3 Level of the writing
2.2.4 Style of text
2.2.5 Checking
2.3 Typographic design
2.3.1 General
2.3.2 Colour
2.3.3 Reproduction
2.3.4 Type size
2.3.5 Margins
2.3.6 Columns
2.3.7 Headings
2.4 Textual conventions
2.4.1 General
2.4.2 Terminology
2.4.3 Glossaries, abbreviations, signs and symbols
2.4.4 Capitals
2.4.5 Spelling
2.4.6 Measurements and quantities
2.4.7 Numbers
2.4.8 Left hand and right hand
2.5 Illustrations
2.5.1 General
2.5.2 Position
2.5.3 Use of colour
2.5.4 Limitations of colour
2.5.5 Clarity
2.5.6 Scale
2.5.7 Charts
2.5.8 Tables
2.6 Warnings, cautions and notes
2.6.1 General
2.6.2 Warnings
2.6.3 Cautions
2.6.4 Notes
2.7 Numbering
2.7.1 General
2.7.2 Page numbering
2.7.3 Numbering of figures and tables
2.7.4 Cross-references
2.7.5 References
Figures
1. Example of a tractor manufacturer's information
     section
2. Example of a specimen contents list
3. Example of a chain saw manufacturer's hazard
     information
4. Example of use of illustration
5. Example of tabulation