Broadband reduces evacuation confusion
October 1st 2004

To reduce confusion experienced by those evacuating a building Klaxon Signals has introduced a new directional sounder.

Featuring broadband sound technology, the E-Z-Exit allows building occupants to locate instantly their nearest exit during an emergency. It emits pulses of broadband sound, the frequency of which increases nearer to the exit. A series of rising or falling tones is also used to indicate whether an evacuation route leads up or down.

Trials involving the visually- and hearing-impaired have shown that, with the help of E-Z-Exit directional sounders, evacuation time from a smoke-filled environment was reduced by as much as 75%.

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