Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0668252

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0668252

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Waking up to a fire - optimising the smoke alarm signal. On any one night a significant proportion of the population is at risk of sleeping through the current smoke alarm in a fire emergency. Significant risk factors for not awakening include being a child, sleep deprivation, being a heavy sleeper, use of sleeping tablets, alcohol intoxication, and being aged over 60. Yet research suggests that a different alarm signal will awaken these groups more effectively at a lower volume. This innovative project will determine the best signal, with important implications for community public safety, fire safety engineers, the smoke alarm industry and our theoretical understanding of cognitive processing during sleep.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2006

End Date: 12-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $60,389.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Psychology | Sensory Processes, Perception And Performance | Psychology Not Elsewhere Classified |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Public health not elsewhere classified | Housing

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