Predicting the optimum number, location, and signal sound level of auditory warning devices for manufacturing facilities

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 569-578

  Nanthavanij, Suebsak ^a   Yenradee, Pisal ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alarm location predictive model; Auditory warning device; Effective auditory warning system; Multiple alarm location problem

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ALARM SYSTEMS; AUDITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING;

AUDITORY WARNING DEVICES; MULTIPLE ALARM LOCATION; SIGNAL SOUND LEVEL;

ERGONOMICS;

ALARM MONITORING; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DEVICE; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033214216     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(98)00059-6     Document Type: Article

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