- Author
- Bruck, D. | Thomas, I.
- Title
- Towards a Better Smoke Alarm Signal: An Evidence Based Approach.
- Coporate
- Victoria Univ., Melbourne, Australia
- Book or Conf
- Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Ninth (9th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 21-26, 2008, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Karlsruhe, Germany, Karlsson, B., Editors, 403-414 p., 2008
- Keywords
- fire safety | fire science | signals | smoke detectors | fire alarm systems | sleep | human behavior | waking | effectiveness | auditory perception | auditory simulation | adults | children | noise (sound) | alcohols | statistics | human response | acoustic measurement | acoustic properties
- Identifiers
- auditory arousal; response patterns; smoke alarm sounds in waking sleepers; smoke alarm signal standards; waking effectiveness of various sounds in young adults; waking effectiveness rates of the best and worst alarm sound; lower frequency sounds; mixed frequency sounds; research with adults and the standard alarm at set volumes; research with children and alarm signals at a set volume; research with signals presented in increasing stepped volumes; self-reported deep sleeping young adults; older adults; adults who are hard of hearing; sober and alcohol imparied young adults; differences in waking effectiveness of two key signals