| Document ID (ISN) | 34258 |
| CIS number |
80-1585 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0143-5353 - Occupational Safety and Health |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Voke J. |
| Title |
Colour coding and the colour defective. |
| Bibliographic information |
May 1980, p.7-10 and 39-40. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Uses of colours to code information in industry (hazards include wrong colour identification of gas cylinders, fire extinguishers, pipelines) and transport; meanings of colours in the British Colour Council safety colour code; new U.K. regulations on 4 safety colours and safety signs; effect of diabetes on colour vision. Tables show: colour confusions made, colours completely missed, and common errors made by workers with colour vision deficiencies. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
colour vision deficiency; handicapped workers; colour coding; colour vision |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
safety colours; diabetes mellitus; hazard identification; vision tests; vocational selection |
| 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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