The future of evacuation drills: assessing and enhancing evacuee performance
| Autor: | Martyn Amos, Noureddine Bénichou, C. Natalie van der Wal, Steve Gwynne, Enrico Ronchi, KE Boyce, Max Kinateder |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Emerging technologies
Computer science assessment Automatic identification and data capture 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Virtual reality 021105 building & construction 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences AR/VR protocol Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Protocol (object-oriented programming) 050107 human factors Wearable technology training Cost–benefit analysis business.industry 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health G900 Building and Construction G600 simulation Risk analysis (engineering) Work (electrical) Analytics evacuation drill business Safety Research |
| Zdroj: | Safety Science |
| ISSN: | 0925-7535 |
| Popis: | Evacuation drills are generally the main mechanism for improving or measuring occupant performance in emergency situations, but their effectiveness is often hard to measure, and there is limited evidence for sustained training benefits. However, innovations in technology (e.g., augmented/virtual reality, novel sensors and wearable tech) offer (when combined with new approaches to designing and delivering drills) significant opportunities for a “next generation” of evidence-based evacuation drills. In this paper, we present the findings of a recent trans-national research project; we establish the main limitations of existing drills, propose a framework for the assessment of both training and evaluation aspects of drills, make a number of recommendations, and suggest a programme of work for their implementation. The paper, therefore, provides a conceptual foundation for future work which will focus on (1) establishing an evidence-based methodology for assessing evacuation drills (and alternatives), (2) harnessing novel objective and automatable approaches to data capture/analytics in order to better characterize performance, (3), developing alternatives to the current drill model, based on emerging technologies, and (4) developing guidance for regulatory bodies on the costs and benefits of each approach for different scenarios. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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