Complex machinery needs simple explanation

Safety Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 579-587

  Reinert, Dietmar ^a   Brun, Emmanuelle ^a   Flaspöler, Eva ^a  

^a BG Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BGIA)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cartoon; Ergonomic design; Operating instruction; Protective devices; Software; User's guide

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LASERS; SCANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CARTOON; ERGONOMIC DESIGN; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; USER'S GUIDE;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE; MACHINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 34248197089     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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