- Tytuł:
- The Influence of Familiarity on Life Jacket Donning Performance: Implications for Participant Selection
- Autorzy:
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MacDonald, C. V.
Brooks, C. J.
Kozey, J. W.
Habib, A. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/91039.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2011
- Wydawca:
- Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy
- Tematy:
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personal flotation device
drowning
survival
marine
donning
standards - Opis:
- Laboratories and test houses keep a “pool” of test subjects that volunteer to be participants in life jacket approval testing, which is believed to be an incorrect procedure. Fifty-six participants donned 8 child/infant life jackets onto 4 infant manikins in random order with time and accuracy of donning recorded. Average donning time for all 8 life jackets decreased significantly after the first donning experience. The findings show that the effect of familiarity occurs immediately after the first test, regardless of life jacket type, thus “contaminating” the subject and making them unsuitable for further tests. These observations are important for life jacket standards where the life jacket must be donned by a naïve participant. Currently, a poorly designed life jacket may receive a pass as a result of the learning effect as shown by participants with previous donning experiences.
- Źródło:
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International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics; 2011, 17, 1; 15-23
1080-3548 - Pojawia się w:
- International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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