Why and/or when to use it?
Seconds can save lives. Use these human factors engineered sounds to improve recognition and localizability of alarms, while reducing control room noise and stress. Gone from the control room "Hey, that's your alarm!"
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Description
There are three main issues in the human auditory threshold: frequency, uniqueness, and localizability.
Frequency: The lower Hz design of the sounds enables hearing impaired console operators to hear the alarm without excessive volume use.
- The lower sound volume reduces ambient noise in the control room during an upset.
- Less noise means less stress.
Uniqueness: The twenty sets of alarm sounds have their own individual audio signatures.
- The distinct sound differences allows console operators to learn their console priority sounds quicker.
- Rapid association of the alarm urgency reduces the reaction time.
- Seconds can save lives and equipment.
Localizability: The design of the sounds allows human ears to quickly locate the direction of the alarm.
- This is especially important when a control room has the same sound sets on different consoles.
- Quickly recognizing the alarm location also reduces reaction time.
- Seconds can save lives and equipment.
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