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Coloured Flashing Lights to Mark Emergency Exits - Experiences from Evacuation Experiments

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Author

Editor

  • Daniel T. Gottuk
  • Brian Y. Lattimer

Summary, in English

Three evacuation experiments were performed to investigate how emergency exits should be designed. In the first two experiments coloured flashing lights and strobe lights at emergency exits were tested and compared to a standard emergency exit design. In the third experiment green, blue, orange and red lights were compared to determine which colour was the most appropriate for use in emergencies. Results of the studies show that flashing lights and strobe lights, compared to the standard emergency exit design, increase the use of emergency exits. Furthermore, it is recommended that green lights should be used at emergency exits.

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Pages

569-579

Publication/Series

[Host publication title missing]

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

International Association of Fire Safety Science

Topic

  • Other Civil Engineering
  • Building Technologies

Keywords

  • Evacuation experiments
  • coloured strobe lights.
  • coloured flashing lights
  • emergency exit
  • colour

Conference name

Fire Safety Science - Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium

Conference date

2005-09-18 - 2005-09-23

Conference place

Beijing, China

Status

Published

Research group

  • Evacuation

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1817-4299