Human Factors in the Design of Effective Product Warnings
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1978-10-01Author
Alan L. Dorris
Jerry L. Purswell
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Abstract
Warning messages for product use are important for the safety of the user and to fulfill the legal duty to warn on the part of the manufacturer. A number of issues related to the design of such warnings have been neglected by human factors specialists. The studies that have been done have been primarily for private companies or in conjunction with litigation after an accident has occurred. Thus, little is available in the open literature.
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Dorris, A. L., & Purswell, J. L. (1978). Human Factors in the Design of Effective Product Warnings. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 22(1), 343-346. doi: 10.1177/107118137802200192