Warnings, Instructions, and Technical Communications
Warnings, Instructions, and Technical Communications

Author: George A. Peters

Publisher: Lawyers and Judges Publishing

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13:

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This text provides immediately useful information for design engineers, lawyers, professors and hazard communication specialists. Failure to warn and provide appropriate safety information is often alleged in product liability lawsuits, toxic tort claims, and ethical drug cases. Some allegations and supporting proof seem simple, but failure-to-warn cases can easily become complex. The counsel who proceeds on basic common sense and a case-law approach can be unpleasantly surprised, especially when expert testimony and legal arguments are not effectively rebutted because the counsel considered warning issues elemental. When you have consulted Warnings, Instructions, and Technical Communications, you will be prepared to encounter the most complex situations. You will learn how warnings are distinctive from product defects or deficiencies, and how the analysis of warnings or their absence differs from accident reconstruction.

Writing and Designing Manuals and Warnings, Fifth Edition
Writing and Designing Manuals and Warnings, Fifth Edition

Author: Patricia A. Robinson

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-11-11

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 042965801X

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Technology is changing the way we do business, the way we communicate with each other, and the way we learn. This new edition is intended to help technical writers, graphic artists, engineers, and others who are charged with producing product documentation in the rapidly changing technological world. While preserving the basic guidelines for developing manuals and warnings presented in the previous edition, this new edition offers new material as well, including a much-expanded section on hazard analysis. Features Provides more explicit guidance on conducting a hazard analysis, including methods and documentation Offers in-depth discussion of digital platforms, including video, animations, and even virtual reality, to provide users with operating instructions and safety information Incorporates current research into effective cross-cultural communication—essential in today’s global economy Explains new US and international standards for warning labels and product instructions Presents expanded material on user analysis, including addressing generational differences in experience and preferred learning styles Writing and Designing Manuals and Warnings, Fifth Edition explores how emerging technologies are changing the world of product documentation from videos to virtual reality and all points in between.

Open Technical Communication
Open Technical Communication

Author: Tamara Powell

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-19

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13:

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"Technical communication is the process of making and sharing ideas and information in the workplace as well as the set of applications such as letters, emails, instructions, reports, proposals, websites, and blogs that comprise the documents you write...Specifically, technical writing involves communicating complex information to a specific audience who will use it to accomplish some goal or task in a manner that is accurate, useful, and clear. Whether you write an email to your professor or supervisor, develop a presentation or report, design a sales flyer, or create a web page, you are a technical communicator." (Chapter 1)

Writing and Designing Manuals and Warnings 4e
Writing and Designing Manuals and Warnings 4e

Author: Patricia A. Robinson

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2009-06-15

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1420069861

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Twenty-five years ago, how many people were thinking about the internet on a daily basis? Now you can find everything, including technical and instruction manuals, online. But some things never change. Users still need instructions and warnings to guide them in the safe and proper use of products. Good design, clear instructions and warnings, place

Reporting Technical Information
Reporting Technical Information

Author: Kenneth W. Houp

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 748

ISBN-13:

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The leading text in technical writing since 1968, Reporting Technical Information covers basic strategies of composing, techniques of presentation, and document design. It also provides detailed analyses of document applications, including oral presentation, and features a complete handbook of grammar and usage. Appendices supply lists of technical reference books and guides along with a complete bibliography. This ninth edition of Reporting Technical Information places greater emphasis than any previous edition on international communication and the implications of global and multicultural correspondence. Documentation instructions include MLA style, Chicago Style, and APA style; a style guide for citing the Internet as a source is included as well. The new edition includes material on writing collaboratively via email; synchronous discussions and FTP sites; and expansion of "electronic communication." The design of on-line documents has been added to "document design" and the treatment of graphical elements now includes electronic graphics programs. Instruction on using the Internet in job searches is featured as well. The ninth edition is supplemented by the Tech Community website http: //www.abacon.com/techcommunity. Resources that support technical communication activities for both students and instructors can be found at this site.

Handbook of Warnings
Handbook of Warnings

Author: Michael S. Wogalter

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2006-01-20

Total Pages: 872

ISBN-13: 1482289687

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A technical discussion that includes theory, research, and application, this book describes warning design standards and guidelines; aspects of law relevant to warnings such as government regulations, case/trial litigation, and the role of expert testimony in these cases; and international, health/medical, and marketing issues. Broken into thirteen

Guidelines for Developing Instructions
Guidelines for Developing Instructions

Author: Kay Inaba

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-07-27

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 020329985X

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Confusing, inadequate instructions for setting up and using consumer products are not only unhelpful, but potentially dangerous. They may contain wrong information, poor warnings, and no pictures or illustrations. Standards are either non-existent or little known, even though the U.S. government has developed and tested standards for the past thirt

Writing and Designing Manuals
Writing and Designing Manuals

Author:

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2010-12-12

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9781420032918

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A survival guide for writers in the real-world, Writing and Designing Manuals, Third Edition has become a standard reference for technical writers and editors. Readable and practical, it addresses all aspects of manual development from choosing a format to writing effective warnings. Not limited to text elements, the manual also provides guidance for designing illustrations to complement the text and underscore the safety warnings. The completely revised and updated Third Edition includes: Þ Current materials on desktop publishing Þ Alternative media such as videos, CD-ROMs, and on-line help Þ The impact of new technology such as CD-ROMs and digital cameras on manual design and production Þ New regulations for products sold overseas Þ Impact of the Internet on manual design Gone are the days when a manual might be a few pages of typewritten text. Thanks to the advances in computer technology, even tiny companies can produce slick, professional publications. Writing and Designing Manuals, Third Edition guides you through the messy, complex, frustrating, and fascinating business of producing manuals.

Technical Communication
Technical Communication

Author: Michael H. Markel

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2012-01-04

Total Pages: 836

ISBN-13: 0312679483

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This volume provides students with accessible and easy-to-follow strategies for tackling the major types of documents, from writing reports to job applications. Interactive exercises are included to provide engaging scenarios for writing practice.

The Handbook of Technical Writing, Eighth Edition
The Handbook of Technical Writing, Eighth Edition

Author: Gerald J. Alred

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2006-03-07

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 9780312352677

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Alphabetically organized and easy to use, its nearly 400 entries provide guidance for the most common types of professional documents and correspondence, including reports, proposals, manuals, memos, and whit papers. Abundant sample documents and visuals throughout the book demonstrate effective technical communication, reflecting current practices for formatting documents and using e-mail. In addition, advice on organizing, researching, writing, and revising complements thorough treatment of grammar, usage, style, and punctuation to provide comprehensive help with writing skills.