WARNING! Sign and Label Effectiveness

The purpose of warnings is twofold. The first goal is to inform people so they appreciate potential hazards. The second goal is to change behavior, that is, to redi rect people away from performing unsafe acts that they might other wise perform. With today's tech nology, warnings have become in creasingly necessary. Products, equipment, tools, and the environ ment have become more complex; how they work, their composition, and their inherent hazards are fre

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