- Author
- Benthorn, L. | Frantzich, H.
- Title
- Fire Alarm in a Public Building: How Do People Evaluate Information and Choose Evacuation Exit?
- Coporate
- Lund Univ., Sweden
- Journal
- Fire and Materials, Vol. 23, No. 6, 311-315, November/December 1999
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 1st. Proceedings. August 31-September 2, 1998, Textflow Ltd., Northern Ireland, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Shields, J., Editors, 213-222 p., ['1999', '1998']
- Keywords
- human behavior | performance based codes | fire safety | public buildings | fire alarm systems | evacuation | decision making
- Identifiers
- exith choice; familiarity with the exit; distance to the exit; appearance of the exit (open or closed door); chosen exit depending on distance to cash exit; chosen exit when the emergency exit is open or closed; numbers of subjects that chose the cash-exit or the emergency exit; symbols used for identification; subjects that choose the cash exit respective the emergency exit; first association in perceiving ring signal and spoken message in per cent; subjects ability to understand the meaning of standard signs (in per cent of all the subjects)