MIL-STD-38784A
4.5.10 Safety summary. (F) (M) (N) All TMs containing warnings or cautions (see 3.2.36 and 3.2.4.) shall
have a safety summary. It shall include general precautions applicable to the safety and health exposures found
in the TM. A sample of a safety summary is provided on igure 18. Appendix A provides further guidance.
(M) Manuals may contain general safety precautions. When applicable they are usually incorporated as a
chapter in the manual, titled "General Safety Precautions".
Print presentation: The safety summary shall be located as the last page(s) of the front matter.
(A) Warning Summary (includes Safety Summary) shall be placed inside front cover.
(F) Electronic presentation: The safety summary shall be placed inline at the end of the forward/preface/intro.
It does not break into a new section.
4.5.10.1 General safety precautions. Safety summary shall contain general safety precautions. These general
safety precautions shall not be repeated in the text of the manual. The use of safety glasses while soldering
or that a soldering iron is hot, in an electronics manual, is an example of general safety precautions not to
be repeated in the text. Soldering may not be an everyday occurrence in a manual covering propellers;
therefore, warnings or cautions related to soldering techniques shall be included in the text. When in doubt,
4.6 Illustrations. Style and techniques shall be of a quality which will produce artwork that will clearly,
adequately, and economically portray the information to be illustrated. Illustrative material shall be used
to: describe an item or idea if this can be done more eficiently and effectively by graphic methods;
clarify text; present phases dificult to describe by text alone; call attention to details; and furnish graphic
identiication of parts and tools. Multiple sheet, or sequence number illustrations, in addition to step-by-step
operational type, may be used for depicting disassembly, assembly, removal, installation, etc. Illustrations,
other than foldouts, shall be located as near as possible to the point at which they are irst referenced,
except where this would require unnecessary duplication of illustrations.
(F) Electronic presentation: A igure shall be indicated in the low of text as a igure title and an icon both
of which will link to the graphic in the graphic pane per the requirements of MIL-DTL-87268.
4.6.1 Scale. Illustrations shall be prepared to as small a scale as possible consistent with effective
use of space, with all essential details legible.
Print presentation: Illustrations shall be the same size as the areas they will occupy in the manual page, or
be of such oversize as to permit the uniform reduction to this size See 4.2.4.1 regarding foldout pages.
4.6.1.1 Letter size. Print presentation: The scale shall be such as to provide for a minimum inal
letter size, when printed, as required by Table I.
(F) Electronic presentation: Font sizes shall be determined based on requirements in MIL-DTL-87268.
4.6.2 Photographs. When speciied for use (see 6.2.bb.) photographs shall be detailed and sharp, free
of heavy shadows, distorted objects, cluttered foregrounds or backgrounds, and give good contrast from
white, middle tones and black.
(F) (M) Electronic presentation: When speciied by the acquiring activity (see 6.2.bb.), color photographs
may be used. Photographs may be edited to provide clarity and for the purpose of component identiication,
i.e., leader lines, callouts, etc.
4.6.2.1 Line drawings. Darkness and sharpness of lines. The darkness and sharpness of lines shall be
suficient to reproduce clearly at required reproduction size without additional treatment see igures 24
and 25. Parallel lines on wiring and schematic diagrams shall in no case be less than 1/16-inch apart
when reduced to printed size see igure 26. Secondary lines, such as those used to indicate extensions or
measurements, shall be lighter but strong enough to reproduce clearly at reproduction size. Shading may be
used to give substance and form to the item depicted, to sharpen the contrast between the subject and its
background or to increase effectiveness. Shadows shall be used only when necessary to provide a clear
understanding of form, shape or depth. Shading effects shall not be used for decorative purposes. Accented
lines may be used to emphasize detail. Lines, crosshatching, or mechanical patterns used for coding shall
remain clearly deined when reduced to reproduction size see igure 27.
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