Read it and heed it - readability of safety documents
| dc.contributor.author | Taylor, Geoffrey | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T12:05:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T12:05:42Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2011-02-20T20:01:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Taylor, Geoffrey. 2010. Read it and heed it - readability of safety documents. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment 26 (5): pp. 471-483. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18043 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
This paper describes measurement of the readability of a range of Australian Governments' work health and safety (WHS) documents covering a range of WHS topics and comparing these with what is known of adult literacy levels in Australia. Readability was measured using an algorithm developed by McLaughlin. The results on the limited sample indicate that a significant part of the working population would have difficulty using these documents, without assistance. | |
| dc.publisher | CCH Australia Limited | |
| dc.subject | literacy levels | |
| dc.subject | readability | |
| dc.subject | safety and health documents | |
| dc.title | Read it and heed it - readability of safety documents | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| dcterms.source.volume | 26 | |
| dcterms.source.number | 5 | |
| dcterms.source.startPage | 471 | |
| dcterms.source.endPage | 483 | |
| dcterms.source.issn | 1837-9362 | |
| dcterms.source.title | Journal of Health, Safety and Environment | |
| curtin.note |
Reproduced with permission of the Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, published by CCH. | |
| curtin.department | Department of Civil Engineering | |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access |