TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Sociotechnical communication in an underground mine fire: a study of warning messages during an emergency evacuation
JO  - Safety science
A1  - Mallett, L
A1  - Vaught, Charles
A1  - Brnich, J
SP  - 709
EP  - 728
VL  - 16
IS  - 5-6
N2  - This paper discusses social and technical factors associated with underground coal miners' reactions to their operation's warning message system. The authors conducted in-depth interviews with workers who escaped a major fire at their mine and have identified specific junctures at which individual interpretation and response became particularly problematic. It is concluded that the implementation of a few relatively simple human factors principles could have improved the efficacy of warning communication systems at that mine. Since the delay between flame propagation and a decision to evacuate is one of the most important variables in assessing survival chances, these improvements could have invaluable payoffs for other operations as well.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0925-7535
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -