The role of usability in the evaluation of accidents: human error or design flaw?
This article aims to highlight the role of consumer products companies in the heart and the extent of accidents involving these types of products, and as such undesired events take part as an agent in influencing decision making for the purchase of a product that nature on the part of consumers and users. The article demonstrates, by reference, interviews and case studies such as the development of poorly designed products and design errors of design can influence the usage behavior of users, thus leading to accidents, and also negatively affect the next image of a company. The full explanation of these types of questions aims to raise awareness, plan on a reliable usability, users and consumers in general about the safe use of consumer products, and also safeguard their rights before a legal system of consumer protection, even far away by the CDC--Code of Consumer Protection.
Design Department, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. dos Reitores S/N, Recife, PE, Brazil.
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D000059:Accidents; D003297:Cooking and Eating Utensils; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000009:adverse effects; D004868:Equipment Failure; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans