IEC 82079-1:2012 provides general principles and detailed requirements for the design and formulation of all types of instructions for use that will be necessary or helpful for users of products of all kinds, ranging from a tin of paint to large or highly complex products, such as large industrial machinery, turnkey based plants or buildings. This first edition cancels and replaces IEC 62079 published in 2001. It constitutes a technical revision. It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108.