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Electricity can be "dangerous" (with the potential to cause damage, injuries, or death), but it is "unseen" (cannot be seen), so people need to be "warned" (told that something bad might happen) about the possibility of being electrocuted. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) require businesses to post certain electrical warning signs for this purpose.

Many of the signs says "Danger: Electrical Shock Hazard" or "Danger: High Voltage" meaning that there is a "hazard" (something that may cause harm or death) that people will be "shocked" (will feel an electrical current) if they touch something. Other signs "indicate" (show; state) the "voltage" (a measure of the strength of an electrical current), such as "Danger: 480 volts." Some signs say "Danger: Live Wires" to let "passersby" (people who are walking past) know that the "wires" (long metal ropes) have an electrical "current" (the movement of electricity through something) and should not be touched.

Many warning signs are yellow and use "graphics" (images or diagrams) more than on words. For example, some signs are just yellow triangles with a "lightning bolt" (a streak of light and electricity that comes down to earth from the sky), possibly with the words "Caution" (warning; be careful) or "Caution: High Voltage." Some signs are more "explicit" (being very clear; stating something in a way that cannot be misunderstood), such as signs that say "Danger of Death" under a drawing of a "stick figure" (a very simple drawing of a human being, with no details) being hit by a lightning bolt.