Title :
“Illustruction”: Increasing safety and reducing liability exposure
Abstract :
The term illustruction is used for a style of documentation that was developed at the author´s company. Illustruction attempts to increase the effectiveness of owner/operator manuals by simultaneously decreasing liability exposure and increasing user safety. The author offers examples of illustruction and discusses its effectiveness and production costs.
Keywords :
professional aspects; safety; technical presentation; user manuals; documentation; illustruction; increasing user safety; operator manuals; owner manuals; reducing liability exposure; user manuals; Companies; Engines; Hazards; Manuals; Product liability; Production;
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPC.1987.6449065