Table 8 Comparative performance of warning sign systems before and after Optimization.

From: Visual communication design in laboratory safety effectiveness and optimization of warning signs

Performance Indicator

Pre-implementation

Post-implementation

Improvement (%)

Statistical Significance

Attention Capture Time (ms)

487.3 ± 42.1

312.6 ± 29.8

35.9

p < 0.001

Visual Prominence (m)

4.3 ± 0.7

7.8 ± 0.9

81.4

p < 0.001

Symbol Recognition Accuracy (%)

72.4 ± 8.6

93.1 ± 4.7

28.6

p < 0.001

Message Understanding (%)

68.4 ± 7.3

89.2 ± 5.2

30.4

p < 0.001

Hazard Perception Accuracy (%)

63.5 ± 9.2

90.4 ± 6.3

42.3

p < 0.001

Short-term Recall (%)

65.7 ± 9.8

87.6 ± 6.5

33.3

p < 0.001

Compliance Rate (%)

61.7 ± 11.2

85.0 ± 7.4

37.8

p < 0.001

Response Time (s)

4.3 ± 1.2

2.1 ± 0.6

51.2

p < 0.001