<s>
A	O
placard	B-Application
is	O
a	O
notice	O
installed	O
in	O
a	O
public	O
place	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
small	O
card	O
,	O
sign	O
,	O
or	O
plaque	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
placard	B-Application
is	O
posted	O
on	O
buildings	O
to	O
communicate	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
information	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
fire	O
safety	O
policies	O
,	O
emergency	O
shelters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temporary	O
placards	B-Application
may	O
be	O
placed	O
on	O
buildings	O
such	O
as	O
warning	O
signs	O
when	O
a	O
structure	O
is	O
being	O
fumigated	O
,	O
or	O
has	O
been	O
condemned	O
by	O
building	O
inspectors	O
or	O
the	O
fire	O
department	O
and	O
is	O
unsafe	O
to	O
enter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
civil	O
defense	O
preparations	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
a	O
nuclear	O
attack	O
,	O
in	O
1961	O
United	O
States	O
began	O
establishing	O
fallout	B-Application
shelters	I-Application
in	O
communities	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
standard	O
signs	O
were	O
used	O
widely	O
,	O
a	O
aluminum	O
sign	O
for	O
posting	O
on	O
the	O
exterior	O
of	O
buildings	O
identifying	O
the	O
building	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
fallout	B-Application
shelter	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
steel	O
sign	O
,	O
intended	O
for	O
interior	O
use	O
to	O
the	O
shelter	O
's	O
location	O
and	O
mark	O
the	O
actual	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
shelter	O
within	O
the	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
funding	O
for	O
fallout	B-Application
shelters	I-Application
in	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
announced	O
a	O
formal	O
project	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
all	O
city-owned	O
structures	O
and	O
remove	O
any	O
remaining	O
fallout	B-Application
shelter	I-Application
signage	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
fact	O
no	O
structure	O
still	O
had	O
a	O
functioning	O
shelter	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
usable	O
in	O
an	O
emergency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
contains	O
symbols	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
buildings	O
to	O
locate	O
exits	O
,	O
firefighting	O
equipment	O
and	O
enforce	O
fire	O
safety	O
rules	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
symbols	O
for	O
building	O
blueprints	B-Application
,	O
diagrams	O
and	O
firefighting	O
operation	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
utilizes	O
the	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
's	I-General_Concept
'	O
running	O
man	O
 '	O
symbol	O
for	O
exit	O
signage	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
international	O
standards	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
7010	O
symbols	O
for	O
Fire	O
alarm	O
call	O
point	O
,	O
fire	O
extinguisher	O
and	O
fire	O
hose	O
reel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
placard	B-Application
's	O
design	O
varies	O
from	O
state	O
to	O
state	O
,	O
though	O
numerous	O
designs	O
use	O
triangles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
states	O
of	O
Florida	O
,	O
New	O
Jersey	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
Vermont	O
,	O
and	O
Mississippi	O
;	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
cities	O
of	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
CA	O
,	O
Chesapeake	O
,	O
VA	O
and	O
Acushnet	O
,	O
MA	O
have	O
laws	O
requiring	O
posting	O
of	O
a	O
truss	O
warning	O
placard	B-Application
on	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	O
vehicles	O
carrying	O
shipping	O
containers	O
:	O
Blank	O
orange	O
plate	O
,	O
front	O
and	O
rear	O
of	O
vehicle	O
and	O
appropriate	O
hazard	O
placard	B-Application
on	O
all	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
container	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanker	O
trucks	O
,	O
tank	O
containers:Blank	O
orange	O
plate	O
,	O
front	O
of	O
vehicle	O
;	O
ADR	O
Plate	O
with	O
HIN	O
and	O
UN	O
number	O
and	O
hazard	O
placard	B-Application
on	O
both	O
sides	O
and	O
rear	O
of	O
tank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Materials	O
on	O
Table	O
2	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
all	O
other	O
hazardous	O
materials	O
not	O
in	O
Table	O
1	O
,	O
must	O
display	O
placard	B-Application
if	O
or	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
material	O
is	O
loaded	O
into	O
a	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
or	O
less	O
of	O
a	O
Table	O
2	O
material	O
is	O
loaded	O
onto	O
the	O
vehicle	O
,	O
the	O
placard	B-Application
is	O
optional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Placards	B-Application
are	O
required	O
on	O
all	O
four	O
sides	O
of	O
any	O
motor	O
vehicles	O
,	O
rail	O
cars	O
,	O
and	O
shipping	O
containers	O
loaded	O
with	O
hazardous	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
law	O
also	O
prohibits	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
placards	B-Application
on	O
vehicles	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
loaded	O
with	O
the	O
hazardous	O
material	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
placard	B-Application
,	O
placards	B-Application
that	O
do	O
not	O
meet	O
design	O
guidelines	O
in	O
§	O
172.519	O
General	O
specifications	O
for	O
placards	B-Application
,	O
or	O
displaying	O
advertising	O
and	O
slogans	O
in	O
a	O
design	O
or	O
manner	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
confused	O
for	O
a	O
placard	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Model	O
United	O
Nations	O
,	O
the	O
paper	O
nameplate	B-Application
of	O
a	O
delegation	B-Application
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
placard	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
computer	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
,	O
a	O
placard	B-Application
is	O
a	O
rectangular	O
area	O
of	O
a	O
window	O
meant	O
for	O
displaying	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Habsburg	O
Netherlands	O
(	O
1482	O
–	O
1794	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Dutch	O
Republic	O
(	O
1581	O
–	O
1795	O
)	O
laws	O
were	O
often	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Placards	B-Application
"	O
(	O
)	O
after	O
their	O
form	O
of	O
publication	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
placard	B-Application
that	O
was	O
nailed	O
to	O
a	O
wall	O
in	O
a	O
public	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
