Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Intrinsic features

1.1.  Acoustic signals must:

(a)have a sound level which is considerably higher than the level of ambient noise, so that it is audible without being excessive or painful;

(b)be easily recognizable, particularly in terms of pulse length and the interval between pulses or groups of pulses, and be clearly distinct from any other acoustic signal and ambient noises.