Effectiveness of Pictogram Instructions for Donning Smoke Hoods

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• Personal Author:
  Abulhassan Y ; Davis GA ; Hani DB ; Abulhassan Y ; Davis GA ; Hani DB
• Description:
  Smoke hoods or respiratory protective emergency devices (RPEDs) are marketed to assist in evacuation from fire emergencies. Many smoke hood manufacturers often rely on pictograms to instruct proper donning procedures to smoke hood users. Comprehending the instructions delivered through pictograms plays an important role in properly donning a smoke hood, and avoiding further injuries or complications from improper usage of the smoke hood. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of pictogram instructions used by three types of smoke hoods for donning a smoke hood. Results of this study indicate that the type of pictogram instructions have a significant effect on the ability of a user to properly don a smoke hood. While detailed pictogram instructions help users properly don smoke hoods, they also have an impact on the time required to don a smoke hood. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Fire Protection Equipment Human Factors Engineering Information Dissemination Protective Equipment Visual Images
• ISSN:
  1071-1813
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings ; Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068494
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 62nd Annual Meeting, October 1-5, 2018, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2018 Sep; 62(1):1504-1507
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 62nd Annual Meeting, October 1-5, 2018, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7f218adeda78f9dc9c3c9d0919ac3da4465fd536c02000e19550b59b8b288b200199ab42a40c3f332b3a4384f7558aabc13510feb1aeb8aafb060f8eaca7e3df
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207110/cdc_207110_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.29 MB ]