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Development and testing of culturally adapted road hazard communication designs
- Source :
- International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE. 27(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This study was conducted to assess comprehension of existing road hazard communication designs (RHCDs) in relation to culturally adapted designs among commercial vehicle drivers using a two-part study. In study 1, nine participants were recruited and their comprehension of 20 existing RHCDs was tested. Results of the analysis revealed that only 50% of the designs met the acceptance criterion of 67% set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Culturally adapted symbols were then developed for the 10 symbols which failed to meet the ISO acceptance criterion through a longitudinal focus group discussion involving the nine participants. In study 2, 226 commercial vehicle drivers were drawn from four bus terminals. Results of a paired-samples
- Subjects :
- Automobile Driving
Relation (database)
Commercial vehicle
Computer science
Communication
05 social sciences
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Accidents, Traffic
Human factors and ergonomics
Hazard communication
030210 environmental & occupational health
Traffic psychology
Comprehension
Transport engineering
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Safety Research
050107 human factors
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 23769130
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2bb04f59c2dfcc13bf4f4cfb75c9d853