Fire Protection Research Foundation report: “Audible Alarm Signal Waking Effectiveness: Literature Review" Author: Joshua B. Dinaburg Jensen Hughes Baltimore, MD Date of issue: March 2020
This report documents a comprehensive analysis undertaken on waking effectiveness of smoke alarms to determine an acceptable reduction in the sound pressure for low-frequency sounders that still provides superior waking effectiveness over high-frequency sounders.
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