Failure to detect gas leaks: Forensic human factors considerations

Ergonomics in Design

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-23

  Wogalter, Michael S ^a   Laughery, Kenneth R ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm; Detector; Forensics; Gas leak; Odorant; Sensor; Smell

Indexed keywords

ALARM; FORENSICS; GAS LEAK; ODORANT; SMELL;

EXPLOSIVES; EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; SENSORS;

GASES;

EID: 79956134727     PISSN: 10648046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1064804611400991     Document Type: Article

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