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Citation |
Deng M, Chan AH, Wu F, Sun L. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2016; ePub(ePub): ePub. |
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Affiliation |
a School of Management , Xi'an Jiaotong University , No.28, Xianning West Road, Xi'an , Shaanxi , 710049 , China. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2016, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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27465575 |
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Abstract |
To explore the relationships between human factors and accident proneness of coal mine workers, the depth perception, dark adaptation and vigilance abilities of 239 Chinese coal mine workers were tested and their accident proneness was surveyed with an accident proneness questionnaire. The results indicated that dark adaptation and vigilance abilities of the mine workers declined with increasing age. Vigilance had a significant negative relationship with accident proneness. There were significant differences in vigilance between coal mine workers doing different types of work. Individual difference in vigilance was relevant to the type of work that an individual did in a coal mine. Dark adaptation index had a significant positive relationship with accident proneness. Coal mine workers with weaker dark adaptation ability were also more accident prone. Some ergonomics recommendations concerning coal mine safety management in China are proposed. Language: en |