| Document ID (ISN) | 33469 |
| CIS number |
80-711 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1069-2118 - Safety Management |
| Year |
1978 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
White B. |
| Title |
Colour blindness |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 1978, Vol.4, No.1, p.15-17. 1 ref. |
| Abstract |
Definition and types of colour blindness; the commonest and perhaps one of the most hazardous forms, dichromacy (inability to distinguish between red and green, or between 2 other primary colours) occurs in approx 8% men, 0.5% women. Importance of colours and lighting in workplace situations. Optical aids have very limited uses. Industrial sectors and situations from which those handicapped by defective colour vision should be debarred. Use of shapes and symbols to replace colours on buttons and for warning signs and lights. Importance of pre-employment vision testing. Possibilities of adaptation. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
visual tasks; handicapped workers; colour vision deficiency |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
safety colours; sex-linked differences; colour coding; lighting and colour |
| 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) |
Workers with disabilities
Diseases of the eye and vision damage
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