EuroWorkSafe

EuroWorkSafe provides information, services and a database of resources related to occupational cancer risks and prevention. The project has carried out a thorough analysis of user requirements, and identified clear scenarios of use for medical, professional and educational users at different sites around Europe.

Tenuta representatives visited the project for two and a half days soon after the first trial version of the web service was available.

Tenuta provided brief training in usability and accessibility, and then reported on the results of a usability and accessibility review of the site. Several changes would be required to the current site to make it accessible to users with disabilities, so it was agreed to help the project ensure that the next version of the site was accessible.

The main issues revealed by the usability review were that there were some inconsistencies in navigation, that some features of the site are difficult to find and that some technical terminology might not be familiar to the intended users.

Detailed discussion of the users? objectives in coming to the site suggested three main purposes: looking for general information on occupational cancer, searching for specific resources related to occupational cancer, or interest in consultancy services provided by EuroWorkSafe. The EuroWorkSafe project proposed a new navigation structure to more directly support these tasks, which also resulted in a more consistent approach to navigation. This will be implemented in the next release.

Final Report

The following report of the findings and recommendations from the usability audit of EuroWorkSafe may be of interest:

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