title: Industrial safety: Acoustic signals for danger situations in factories.
abstract: To clarify which types of acoustic signals should be used for what danger situations, the relationships between acoustic signals already used in factories and danger situations are investigated. Compatibilities between 20 danger signals (horns, sirens, etc) and 36 situations (e g, fire, accident, etc) are determined with the help of a compatibility scale. Based on mean ratings of 48 subjects, some of these signals can be grouped if the compatibilities between signals and danger situations are similar. Rules for selection of signals are given.
authors.affiliation: Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz, PO 170202, D-4600 Dortmund 1, FR Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lazarus
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Höge