Abstract Introduction: Pictograms affixed to agricultural machinery are important tools to reduce the occurrence of accidents and injuries when correctly noticed, comprehended, and followed. This study investigated the knowledge of safety pictograms used in agricultural machinery in a sample of farmers and farm workers and examined the factors influencing their comprehension. Method: A questionnaire with 12 safety pictograms used for agricultural machinery was administered to 281 owners or users of agricultural machinery. For each of the pictograms, the participants had to select the most appropriate verbal description from among four choices. Results: The pictograms examined yielded poor comprehension scores, including warnings related to the most frequent accidents involving agricultural machinery. Familiarity with the pictograms and years of experience with agricultural machinery significantly increased users' comprehension of the meaning of the pictograms. Conclusions: Specific training programs should be designed to draw attention to safety pictograms and to instill their meaning.

    Highlights Comprehensibility of safety pictograms used in agricultural machinery was assessed. The investigated pictograms yielded poor comprehension scores. Pictograms referring to the most common accidents were not well comprehended. Users reported having seen the pictograms more on the machines than in the manuals. Interventions should be designed to sensitize users and enhance comprehensibility.


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    Title :

    Comprehension of safety pictograms affixed to agricultural machinery: A survey of users


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    2015-08-27


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    8 pages




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    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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