Hazard level perceptions of warning components and configurations
Publication Year:
1998
Citation
147. Wogalter, M. S., Kalsher, M. J., Frederick, L. J., Magurno, A. B., & Brewster, B. M. (1998). Hazard level perceptions of warning components and configurations. International Journal of Cognitive Ergonomics, 2, 123-143.
Abstract
The hazardlevelperceptionsby participants of existingand alternativewarningsigns and labelswere examined in three experiments.Participantsincludedundergraduates,communityvolunteersfrom publicshoppingareas,and industrialworkerswhoevaluatedvariouswarningelements(shapes,colors, icons, signal words), as well as differentcombinationsof these elements on their perceivedhazard level.Resultsconfirmedportionsof existingwarningstandardsand guidelines,for example,the color red connotedgreaterhazard thanothercolorsandthe word DANGER connoteda higherlevelof hazard than either WARNING or CAUTION. In other instances,participants' interpretationswere different fromthe hazarddenotationspromulgated in currentstandards.Somealternativedesignssuchas a skull icon and the signal word DEADLY showpromiseas alternativesfor signalingunsafeconditions.
Publication Details
- Source
- International Journal of Cognitive Ergonomics
- Volume
- 2
- Pages
- 123-143
Publication Type
Journal Articles
Research Topics
Warnings & Risk Communication