Table 8.
Summary of auditory event characteristics in the construction field.
| Code | Auditory Event Characteristics | References | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Abnormality of sound | ||
| Greater than the threshold? | [71] | ||
| B | Direction of moving sound source | ||
| Towards the worker? | [78,79,80,81] | ||
| C | Location of sound | ||
| Less than a safe distance to the worker? | [78,79,80,81] | ||
| D | Type of sound | ||
| D.1 | Alert alarm (fire/earthquake) | [23,25,76,77] | |
| D.2 | Explosion | [19] | |
| D.3 | Gunshot | [16,17,19,20,25,61,62] | |
| D.4 | Human | a. Announcement | [23] |
| b. Crowd ambient sound | [26] | ||
| c. Scream/shout/cry | [17,18,19,20,23,24,25,26,27,28,61,62,68,76,77] | ||
| D.5 | Moving heavy equipment/machine | [30,33,36] | |