Hazard sign comprehension among illiterate adults

Nicol, Amanda; Tuomi, Seppo K.

doi:10.5774/37-0-18

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“…This finding supports the results of the present study. Results of similar studies by Nicol and Tuomi (10) and Warhurst et al (11) showed that pictograms or signs of flammable and toxic properties of chemicals were the most easily identifiable. Awareness begins with the identification of hazardous chemicals.…”

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Assessment of awareness and comprehension of chemical hazard symbols among chemistry students

Mehrifar

Eskandarnia

Pirami

et al. 2016

JOHE

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Assessment of awareness and comprehension of chemical hazard symbols among chemistry students

Mehrifar

Eskandarnia

Pirami

et al. 2016

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“…Extraneous images can be distracting and disruptive to learning (Clark and Mayer, 2016). Cultural and lingual contexts are also factors in the understanding of signage, and given the multicultural and multilingual South African context, the design of signage/posters should preferably be as culturally unbiased as possible (Nicol and Tuomi, 2007). The use of metaphor in HSE propaganda can be a risky gambit.…”

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The role of semiotics in health, safety, and environment communication in South African mining and its influence on organizational culture

Scott¹,

Gonçalves²

2021

J. S. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall.

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SYNOPSIS Effective communication is a sought-after non-technical skill in the health, safety, and environmental (HSE) function and is fundamental in achieving an organization's safety objectives. While different channels are used to communicate HSE matters, many organizations employ posters, videos, and/ or signs containing images to convey information. Communication through signage and graphical hazard symbols has been regulated in standards, but vast sections of HSE communication are bespoke communications and exist outside the sphere of standards. Effective HSE communication through images requires an understanding of the organizational culture in which the images will be used, as well as an understanding of the semiotics of the images themselves. Creative interpretation within HSE communication can create situations where the message that was received is not the message that was intended, leading to confusion and misinterpretation. This paper is aimed at elucidating the semiotics of South African HSE visual content. It was found that the indexical mode of images was most preferred in visual communication, and text-only designs the least preferred. Senders and receivers of messages differ in their opinions on the complexity of HSE communication. Keywords: health, safety, and environment, communication, signs, symbols, semiotics.

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“…Most studies about pictograms used as communication tools focus on pictograms that depict pharmaceutical-and health-related information [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] or hazardous substances and their safe handling [7,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31].…”

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“…Most studies about pictograms used as communication tools focus on pictograms that depict pharmaceutical- and health-related information [ 5 - 19 ] or hazardous substances and their safe handling [ 7 , 20 - 31 ].…”

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“…Some of the advantages of using pictograms instead of written words are that they can facilitate faster recognition and remembrance during a second encounter and can improve the understanding of communicated messages for people with visual deficiencies or low literacy levels and people who are unfamiliar with the language used. Chief among these advantages is that pictograms can be more easily understood than their written counterparts [ 8 , 9 , 18 , 20 , 26 , 28 , 30 , 31 ]. When it comes to health care, pictograms have been shown to be better at informing patients about examination preparation [ 34 ].…”

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Exploring the Use of Pictograms in Privacy Agreements to Facilitate Communication Between Users and Data Collecting Entities: Randomized Controlled Trial

Mazza¹,

Fadrique²,

Kuang³

et al. 2023

JMIR Hum Factors

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Background Privacy agreements can foster trust between users and data collecting entities by reducing the fear of data sharing. Users typically identify concerns with their data privacy settings, but due to the complexity and length of privacy agreements, users opt to quickly consent and agree to the terms without fully understanding them. Objective This study explores the use of pictograms as potential elements to assist in improving the transparency and explanation of privacy agreements. Methods During the development of the pictograms, the Double Diamond design process was applied for 3 instances of user interactions and 3 iterations of pictograms. The testing was done by performing a comparative study between a control group, which received no pictograms, and an experimental group, which received pictograms. The pictograms were individually tested to assess their efficacy by using an estimated comprehension of information symbols test. Results A total of 57 participants were recruited for the pictogram evaluation phase. With the addition of pictograms, the overall understanding improved by 13% (P=.001), and the average time spent answering the questions decreased by 57.33 seconds. A 9% decrease in perceived user frustration was also reported by users, but the difference was not significant (χ24=4.80; P=.31). Additionally, none of the pictograms passed the estimated comprehension of information symbols test, with 7 being discarded immediately and 5 requiring further testing to assess their efficacy. Conclusions The addition of pictograms appeared to improve users’ understanding of the privacy agreements, despite the pictograms needing further changes to be more understandable. This proves that with the aid of pictographic images, it is possible to make privacy agreements more accessible, thereby allowing trust and open communication to be fostered between users and data collecting entities. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05631210; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05631210

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Hazard sign comprehension among illiterate adults

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Assessment of awareness and comprehension of chemical hazard symbols among chemistry students

Assessment of awareness and comprehension of chemical hazard symbols among chemistry students

The role of semiotics in health, safety, and environment communication in South African mining and its influence on organizational culture

Exploring the Use of Pictograms in Privacy Agreements to Facilitate Communication Between Users and Data Collecting Entities: Randomized Controlled Trial

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