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The alarm system and a possible way forward

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Alm, Håkan | Osvalder, Anna-Lisa

Affiliations: Division of Engineering Psychology, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden | Division of Design and Human Factors, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Note: [] Corresponding author. Alm, H. Division of Engineering Psychology, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. E-mail: hakan.alm@ltu.se.

Keywords: Alarm systems, dynamic decision making, process control, complex systems

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0532-2840

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 2840-2844, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to make a review of studies concerning problems with alarm systems and to make a theoretical analysis of these problems. The aim is also to show some general design ideas to improve alarm presentation in process descriptions. Using research results from situation awareness and decision making a number of suggestions for further development of alarm systems are presented. Recommendations include providing operators of complex systems feedback that can support their mental models and situational awareness. Furthermore a recommendation is to design alarm systems that can learn from experience.

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