SAFETY CLOTHING FOR HUMAN TRAFFIC OBSTACLES

SEVERAL FLUORESCENT AND NON-FLUORESCENT COLORS ARE COMPARED TO DETERMINE WHICH IS TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR SAFETY CLOTHING FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK ON OR NEAR THE ROAD. IT WAS FOUND IN A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT FLUORESCENT ORANGE IS ADVISABLE. NON-FLUORESCENT YELLOW WAS FOUND TO BE BETTER THAN FLUORESCENT YELLOW. WHITE IS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE AS A SAFETY COLOR THAN ANY OF THE OTHER ALTERNATIVES, AND SHOULD NOT BE USED WITHOUT AN ADDITIONAL COLORED SURFACE. NOT MUCH EFFECT WAS FOUND FROM SOME SIMPLE DESIGNS (E.G. CHEVRON), NOR DOES IT SEEM NECESSARY TO DRESS A MAN FULLY IN FLUORESCENT CLOTHING. A 30 CM WIDE BAND AROUND THE BODY IS SUFFICIENT. /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00140139
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 12, No 1, PP 61-70
• Authors:
  • Michon, J A
  • Eernst, J T
  • Koutstaal, G A
• Publication Date: 1969-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Ergonomics
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0014-0139
  • EISSN: 1366-5847
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/terg20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clothing; Color; Fluorescence; Human beings; Safety; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223001
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 14 1994 12:00AM