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Symbols for Industrial Safety.

PB82237850

Publication Date	1982
Personal Author	Collins, B. L.; Lerner, N. D.; Pierman, B. C.
Page Count	162
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.
Keywords	Symbols Industrial hygiene Coding Comprehension Safety Perception Visibility Accuracy Communicating Standards Visual perception Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored in part by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	198221

Symbols for Industrial Safety.

Symbols for Industrial Safety.
PB82237850

Publication Date	1982
Personal Author	Collins, B. L.; Lerner, N. D.; Pierman, B. C.
Page Count	162
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.
Keywords	Symbols Industrial hygiene Coding Comprehension Safety Perception Visibility Accuracy Communicating Standards Visual perception Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored in part by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	198221