Human Factors Perspectives on Warnings, Volume 2: Selections from Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meetings 1993-2000

s from the years 1994-2000 of HFESAnnual Meeting proceedings, plus a complete bibliography of meeting presentations on warnings and hazard communication since 1973. These papers can help profes- sionals in all areas related to warnings and safety understand the factors that are influential in the design of effective warnings. ABOUT THE EDITORS Michael S. Wogalter is an associate professor of psychology at North Carolina State University. He has also held faculty appointments at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Richmond. He has a Ph.D. in human factors from Rice University, an M.A. in human experimental psychology from the University of South Florida, and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Virginia . Most of his research focuses on hazard and risk perception, warnings, information design, visual and auditory displays, and applied cognition. For several semesters at NCSU,Wogalter has led a graduate seminar on warn ings and risk communication. He is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and a member of several other organizations, including the Ergonomics Society and the Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association. He is also on the editorial boards of several journals including Human Factors, Ergonom ics, and App li ed Ergonomi cs. Stephen L.Young received a B.A. in psychology from the University of Richmond and an M.A. and Ph.D. in engineering psychology from Rice University. He has held a position as a researcher at the Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety and Health and is a senior research scientist at Applied Safety & Ergonomics, Inc., in Ann Arbor, Ml. His work and research focus primarily on the design and evaluation of warnings, instruction manuals, and other forms of safety communication. An active member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, he has been chair, program chair, secretary-treasurer, and newsletter editor of the HFES Safety Technical Group. Kenneth R. Laughery, Sr., is the Herbert S.Autrey Professor of Psychology at Rice University. He has a B.S. in metallurgical engineering and an M.S. and Ph.D. in psychology, all from Carnegie-Mellon University. He has held faculty positions at the State University of New York at Buffalo ( 1963-1972) and the University of Houston (1972-1984). He is a Fellow and past president of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society, and a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. His interests and work focus on safety, particu- larly the topics of risk perception, safety communications (warnings), and industrial accident analysis. Copies of the first volume, Human Factor s Persp ec tiv es on Warnings ( 1980- 7993) , are stilt available from HFES for $35/members, 550/n onmembers. Call 310/394 - 1811 or log on to http://hfes.org. ISBN 094528917 - 0 9 78 0 945 289173 HUMAN FACTORS PERSPECTIVES ON WARNINGS, VOLUME 2 Selections from Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meetings 1994-2000 ·~.~ , a Editedby Michael S.Wogalter Stephen L.Young Kenneth R. Laughery, Sr. Published by The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society P.O. Box 1369 Santa Monica, CA 90406-1369 USA 310/394-1811 Fax 310/394-2410 info@hfes.org http://hfes.org