This study examined color and symbol hazard ratings among participants whose primary language was English and who were monolingual. Participants rated perceived hazards of ten ANSI safety colors and six symbols. RED, followed by YELLOW, BLACK, and ORANGE, were given the highest hazard ratings. The skull, prohibition (circle-slash), and the shock symbols produced the top three hazard ratings. The results of this study were compared to a previous study by Wogalter et al. (1997) which examined hazard ratings among participants whose primary language was Spanish. Comparisons supported general similarities between certain color and symbol hazard ratings among Spanish and English language users.
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