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Performance of Protective Clothing: Fourth Volume
ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Performance of Protective Clothing: Fourth Volume
By
JP McBriarty
JP McBriarty
editor
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NW Henry, III III
NW Henry, III III
1
E. I. du Pont de Nemours
,
Newark, DE, co-chairman and editor
.
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-1430-3
ISBN:
978-0-8031-1430-2
No. of Pages:
1038
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1520/STP1133-EB
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1992
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A Suggested Strategy to Increase Employee Use of Protective Clothing

By
DJ Burns
DJ Burns
1Dr. Burns is in the Department of Marketing,
Williamson School of Business, Youngstown State University
,
Youngstown, Ohio 44555-0001
. Dr. Nelson is in the
School of Human Environmental Resources, East Carolina University
,
Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4353
.
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CN Nelson
CN Nelson
1Dr. Burns is in the Department of Marketing,
Williamson School of Business, Youngstown State University
,
Youngstown, Ohio 44555-0001
. Dr. Nelson is in the
School of Human Environmental Resources, East Carolina University
,
Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4353
.
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Doi:
https://doi.org/10.1520/STP19220S
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  • Published:
    1992

The use of protective clothing by employees is often required for their personal safety. Willingness to use protective clothing, however, is not consistent across individuals, being affected by a myriad of factors including one's perception of risk and need for sensation. Suggestions for strategies to increase use of protective clothing based on one's level of need for sensation are presented.

Keywords:
protective clothing, risk, sensation

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