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Emergency Communications in High-Rise Buildings
The safety of occupants of high rise buildings during fire emergencies is often determined by the adequacy of the communications available to them -- indicating how to respond. Visual signals (warning lights and directional signs) and auditory alarms and verbal messages are generally employed to serve this function. The actual signals now used in buildings have been developed over the years in a piecemeal fashion with minimal systematic research input. The adequacy of these signals have come into question in recent years, especially as a result of the potential for a major disaster associated with high-rise building fires. The paper traces the problems associated with communications systems presently in use from the standpoint of the occupant.
Emergency Communications in High-Rise Buildings
The safety of occupants of high rise buildings during fire emergencies is often determined by the adequacy of the communications available to them -- indicating how to respond. Visual signals (warning lights and directional signs) and auditory alarms and verbal messages are generally employed to serve this function. The actual signals now used in buildings have been developed over the years in a piecemeal fashion with minimal systematic research input. The adequacy of these signals have come into question in recent years, especially as a result of the potential for a major disaster associated with high-rise building fires. The paper traces the problems associated with communications systems presently in use from the standpoint of the occupant.
Emergency Communications in High-Rise Buildings
R. A. Glass (author) / A. I. Rubin (author)
1977
9 pages
Report
No indication
English
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