Sound
alarms should accompany warning messages to
alert the
operators when they are busy doing something else
The sound
alarms should come with several tunes in order to enable recognition of
exceptional situations
Sound alarms distract the user's
attention, which is risky in problem-solving and
emergency procedures
To prevent distraction, sound alarms should be disabled in problem-solving and
emergency opeation.
Updated on 18 Apr 2016.