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Author
Collins, B. L. | Lerner, N. D. | Pierman, B. C.
Title
Symbols for Industrial Safety. Final Report.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Sponsor
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV
Report
NBSIR 82-2485
April 1982
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
symbols; industrial hygiene; coding; comprehension; safety; perception; visibility; accuracy; communicating; standards; visual perception | industrial safety
Identifiers
occupational safety and health
Abstract
A four phase evaluation of a set of selected industrial worksite symbols is described. The four phases involved identification of 33 key safety messages, selection of candidate symbols for each message, evaluation of the understandability of the candidate symbols, and determination of the preference for the 87 candidate images, using both industrial and nonindustrial (naive) personnel.