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Safety signs on agricultural machinery: Pictorials do not always successfully convey their messages to target users.
Alberto MirisolaFederica CaffaroEugenio Cavallosubject
AdultMaleAdolescentComputer scienceOccupational InjurieAgriculture Pictorial comprehension SafetyPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationHuman Factors and ErgonomicsProduct LabelingSemanticsOccupational safety and health03 medical and health sciencesYoung Adult0302 clinical medicineSurveys and QuestionnairesSurveys and QuestionnaireAccidents OccupationalHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesFarmerSafety Risk Reliability and QualityEngineering (miscellaneous)050107 human factorsOccupational HealthAgedFarmersAgricultural machinerybusiness.industry05 social sciencesAgriculturePublic relationsMiddle Aged030210 environmental & occupational healthOccupational InjuriesSemanticsComprehensionPictorial comprehensionFemaleSafetybusinessComprehensionSemanticSettore M-PSI/05 - Psicologia SocialeSafety signsHumandescription
This study investigated the extent to which a sample of Italian users comprehended safety pictorials used on agricultural machinery. A questionnaire with 12 safety pictorials was administered to 248 users of agricultural machinery. For each of the pictorials, the participants were asked to select the most appropriate description of four written choices. The investigated safety pictorials were, in general, not well comprehended. Two different classes of participants were identified, each with a different level of comprehension. The participants with better comprehension were characterized by the regular use of agricultural machinery and frequent previous exposure to pictorials. The need for training courses focusing on safety pictorials and their meanings, as well as the need for improvement to the pictorials themselves to make them more easily comprehended, is discussed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-14 | Applied ergonomics |