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Alarm tests

bristolvr3

Hello everyone.

Today (Wednesday 13th November), I was at my workplace, doing some data input work. In the late morning, me and my colleagues were told that the intruder and fire alarms were being tested. However, the tester never told me how many test alarms there would be, or how long the testing would be going on for.

Several test alarms were sounded. On each occasion, the alarm would literally make me jump. Even my colleagues were distracted like I was. Sudden, uncontrolled noises of any description would normally frighten me, yet I somehow carried on working as hard as I normally do. However, if the emergency alarm sounded in real life, I would keep calm, save my work if I can, and follow all the necessary evacuation instructions.

I was really worried that all those intermittent alarm tests would upset me, bring me to tears, or even stop me from working, but I kept calm, and everyone in my quite small office was OK. I remember when occasional alarm tests and mock evacuations were carried out during my 1980s and 1990s school days. I would not want my hard work interrupted, but any alarm test or mock evacuation is essential for safety reasons.

Do any of you have any similar experiences?

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  • In a small building, such as a small office, a high street shop, a coffee shop, or even aboard a bus or train for that matter, it is virtually impossible to avoid getting a sudden shock from those sudden, unexpected alarms. They are essential for safety and security purposes, but they can make me jump. However, in a larger building, such as a large supermarket, a football stadium or a railway station, there's more room to move around, and any alarms would not make me jump quite so much.

    In any case, either one of my work colleagues would give me support and assurance, or public address announcements would be made, where available. At school, even at such a young age, I did not want any of my lessons interrupted or delayed in any way, although I soon admitted that the mock fire drills etc were important. Any fire drill would be rather awkward in a large school, a large university, a large workplace or whatever with hundreds of people in it.

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  • In a small building, such as a small office, a high street shop, a coffee shop, or even aboard a bus or train for that matter, it is virtually impossible to avoid getting a sudden shock from those sudden, unexpected alarms. They are essential for safety and security purposes, but they can make me jump. However, in a larger building, such as a large supermarket, a football stadium or a railway station, there's more room to move around, and any alarms would not make me jump quite so much.

    In any case, either one of my work colleagues would give me support and assurance, or public address announcements would be made, where available. At school, even at such a young age, I did not want any of my lessons interrupted or delayed in any way, although I soon admitted that the mock fire drills etc were important. Any fire drill would be rather awkward in a large school, a large university, a large workplace or whatever with hundreds of people in it.

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