Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose that the measurement of salivary amylase activity is an effective index to evaluate the stress of a ship navigator for safe navigation training and education. Design/methodology/approach: Evaluation comes from the simulator and actual on-board experiments. The subjects are real captains who have…

A home safety assessment and training methodology for mothers with mental retardation was evaluated. Although the overall number of implemented safety precautions increased, the variability of results among the four mothers suggests additional training or support services are needed. (Author/DB)

Symposium activities included presentations on the state of the art in driver education and related fields; the communication of the plans, policies, and programs of the National Highway Safety Bureau (NHSB) to public schools, nonpublic schools, and commercial driving schools; and information exchange between the NHSB professional personnel in…