The Physiological Experimental Study on the Effect of Different Color of Safety Signs on a Virtual Subway Fire Escape—An Exploratory Case Study of Zijing Mountain Subway Station

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ID15465840
AuthorsNa Chen (0009-0000-7743-2117, Zhengzhou University, corresponding author), Ming Zhao (0009-0000-5361-0361, Zhengzhou University), Kun Gao (0000-0002-4175-850X, Zhengzhou University), Jun Zhao (0000-0001-5132-8012, Zhengzhou University)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue16
Pages5903-5903
Publication date2020-08-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17165903
PMID32823906
OpenAlexW3049055657
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited56

Safety signs play a very important role in people's evacuation during emergencies. In order to explore the appropriate color for subway safety signs, four safety signs of different color combinations are designed, and the virtual reality, eye-tracking technology, and physiological indicator measurement are used in a virtual subway fire escape experiment. A total of 96 participants with equal distribution in gender and four different color combination groups were recruited. Participants' eye-tracking and physiological data (heart rate, skin conductance) were real-time recorded through ErgoLAB V3.0 in the whole experiment. The relationship between Color_of_safety_sign and escape performance, eye-tracking indicators, and physiological indicators is discussed respectively through SPSS. The results show that "Green and black" group has the best evacuation escape performance, low cognitive load, high search efficiency on safety signs, and the highest stress level and immersion and "Green and black" can be the most appropriate color for safety sign. This research is of certain significance for improving the function of subway fire-fighting infrastructure and the resilience of the metro system. Moreover, it can provide references and advice on risk management, emergency evacuation, and so on

Firefighting · Sign (mathematics · Simulation · Vital signs · Applied Psychology · Color perception and design · Computer Science · Human-Automation Interaction and Safety · Medicine · Psychology · Safety Warnings and Signage

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