Improper alarms are alarms resulting in unsafe operation, such as:
Alarm fatigue is observed as lack or slow responsiveness to alarms ( Wiki ... ). Alarm fatigue occurs when the operator (or user) is exposed to frequent improper alarms and consequently becomes desensitized (Wiki ...) to them.
To avoid the nuisance, the operators might mute the alarm. Typical ways operators mute alarms are:
Updated on 12 Mar 2017.