WARNING LABELS AND ACCIDENT DATA

Accident data can be examined to assess the effectiveness of warning labels. In three separate analyses - involving vehicle handling, safety belt use, and young children in bunk beds - no evidence was found that targeted accident or injury rates decreased with the introduction of new warning labels. Together with previous studies, these results show that it is difficult to demonstrate actual safety benefits for on-product warning labels.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

  P.O. Box 1369
  Santa Monica, CA  United States  90406-1369
• Authors:
  • Arndt, S R
  • Ayrres, T J
  • McCarthy, R L
  • Schmidt, R A
  • Wood, C T
• Conference:
  • Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 42nd Annual Meeting, Proceedings
  • Location: Chicago IL
  • Date: 1998-10-5 to 1998-10-9
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 550-553
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash data; Safety education; Seat belts; Vehicle operations; Warning signs
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00767906
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0945289111
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 11 1999 12:00AM