| Document ID (ISN) | 39438 |
| CIS number |
83-391 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0013-7782 - Engineering |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Voke J. |
| Title |
Designing against colour blindness |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 1983, Vol.223, No.1, p.38-39. Illus. |
| Abstract |
The nature and incidence of colour blindness or defective colour vision are reviewed, and the methods for screening workers for this condition are indicated. Ways of redesigning the colour systems used in industry are considered with particular reference to the colour coding of piping, electronic components and electric wires, cables and fuses. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
colour vision deficiency; design of equipment; colour coding |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
wiring; electrical equipment; pre-employment medical examinations; inversion, error; colour vision |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Lighting, colour and vision
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Ergonomics
Diseases of the eye and vision damage
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