IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Sep 1987

The technical writer's responsibility for safety

Marilyn S. Bedford ; F. Cole Stearns

Abstract

The authors discuss the term defective product and explore the preparation of legally sufficient warnings and instructions. They outline and emphasize the critical role of the technical writer in working with both legal and engineering departments to prevent product liability claims. Examples are presented of warnings and instructions from a large industrial manufacturing concern. The role of a product safety and procedures committee at the authors' firm is explained.

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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published
1987-09-01
DOI
10.1109/tpc.1987.6449064
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