- Author
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Proulx, G.
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Creak, J.
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Kyle, B.
- Title
- Field Study on Photoluminescent Signage Used to Guide Building Occupants to Exit in Complete Darkness.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Jalite PLC, Essex, England
Public Works and Government Services, Canada, Hull
- Distribution
- For further information contact: Website: http://www.nrc.ca/irc/infire/2000 proceedings [the full proceedings can also be downloaded as a single pdf document (15MBs) or as a zipped file (13.9MBs)]
- Book or Conf
- Fire Information in the New Millennium: Challenges and Opportunities. inFIRE (international network for Fire Information and Reference Exchange) Conference 2000. Proceedings. May 9-12, 2000,
Ottawa, Canada,
1-8 p.,
2000
- Keywords
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occupants
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exit signs
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office building
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effectiveness
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evacuation
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stairwells
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lighting equipment
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people movement
- Identifiers
- Photoluminescent Material (PLM); safety communication system to support office occupant evacuation; measuring the occupant time to start; measuring the occupant time to move; measuring the occupant time to evacuate the building; measure the speed of movement of occupants in a natural setting; obtain an assessment of the system from non-informed occupants