Warnings, Instructions and Technical Communications

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Warnings, Instructions and Technical Communications by George A. Peters and Barbara J. Peters is the first comprehensive book on warnings — providing immediately useful information for design engineers, lawyers, professors, and hazard communication specialists. This 450-page casebound reference addresses failure-to-warn allegations that arise in product liability lawsuits, toxic tort claims, and ethical drug cases.

Authors: George A. Peters, Barbara J. Peters
ISBN-10: 0-913875-61-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-913875-61-2
Copyright: February 2, 1999
Pages: 450
Binding: Casebound
Size: 6 x 9 inches

Topics Include:

Introduction to warnings — effectiveness, standards, risks, and the cost of failure to warn
Basic legal concepts — manufacturer and supplier duty, preventive remedies, and post-sale duty to warn
Instructions and directions — automotive, MSDS, chemical labeling, workplace hazardous substances, and international standards
Technical communications — liability prevention, miscommunication, literacy level testing, and recall communications
Alarms — backup alarms, tilt alarms, collision avoidance, railroad crossing alarms, and alarm systems
Recalls — techniques, notice forms, cautions, and insurance coverage
Advertising and behavioral influences on warning perception
Warning design criteria — readability, comprehensibility, conspicuity, durability, and placement
Testing and evaluation — focus groups, field observation, scientific experimentation, and legal criteria
Positive guidance — driver expectancy, hazard avoidance, and information presentation principles

Science & Justice 2000

The things that I really liked about this book were the overall layout and presentation, the examples and the thought-provoking questions . . . Overall, it is a book that I will find useful and I am pleased to have on my bookshelf . . .

Ergonomics Information Analysis Centre

This book is an instructive and interesting book to read for the technical professional, the student and the (para)legal practitioner. While these are the obvious audiences, it is also a book that should be read by, or made available for review by, designers, engineers, managers and business legal staff who have an oversight or responsibility for these communications. It definitely should be in the reference libraries of companies who make products which use or rely on these types of communication.