The development and standardization of warning symbols; the role of design and human factors

Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennium'

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 782-785

  Zwaga, Harm J ^a   Mijksenaar, Paul ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Bur Mijksenaar Consult/Des VI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CODES (SYMBOLS); CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDIZATION;

PRODUCT INFORMATION; WARNING SYMBOLS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 1842710064     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/1541931200044028104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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