Abstract
Due to a lack of published test results from which to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of warnings under different working conditions, I conducted a field study as an aid in the formulation of expert opinion during the discovery phase of pending product-liability litigation. My intent was to measure the effectiveness of a label which warned of the risk of delayed lung disease. The design of the warning conformed to the existing requirements for the period of interest - the mid 1960s. To replicate the prevailing conditions in the plant at the time that exposure to the hazard occurred, appropriate engineering and administrative controls purposefully were omitted. The warnings failed to cause a significant reduction in the incidence of unsafe behavior.
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