Proposed Changes to the Inspection Strategy for Fire Alarm Systems: Empirical Analysis of Weak Points and Technical Influencing Factors

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

This paper focuses on the development of fire alarm systems and examines the principles of their maintenance and inspection via a comprehensive literature research. The results provide a foundation for additional study, which involves doing a qualitative content analysis of expert interviews and standardized questionnaires. The aim is to identify shortcomings in existing inspection tactics and determine future issues that will impact the methods and technologies through technological advancements. The research topic is interesting, and the manuscript is well-written. The reviewer suggests that with some major revisions, the paper could potentially be accepted in the "Safety."

1)      The sentence in the abstract, "This thesis deals with proposed changes to this strategy to achieve cost and time savings in addition to an improvement in quality," should be revised to "This study………………."

2)      From line 72 to 113, the authors did not add any citation, so it is unclear how they concluded such information. It would be better to include this section in the discussion section.

3)      In Figures 1 and 2, the starting alphabet should be capitalized.

4)      Line 156 should be combined with the previous paragraph.

5)    The Introduction section should be improved to make the reading clearer and smoother. It should be organized according to the following items: i) present state of the art; ii) literature review; iii) motivation and objective of the study proposed; and iv) innovative contribution in terms of the methodology developed.

6)    Please emphasize the novelty and research gaps to be filled by the study in the introduction section clearly.

7)    The language, vocabulary, and grammar must be checked to improve readability.

8) The introduction provides a brief description of the subject of fire alarm systems and its significance for the safety hazards faced by personnel and facilities. The reviewer suggests providing more details about the current status of fire alarm systems and the limitations of existing methodology. This will help readers understand the novelty and importance of the proposed hybrid approach in relation to previous literature, such as, A Multi-Criteria Decision Intelligence Framework to Predict Fire Danger Ratings in Underground Engineering Structures, Intelligent Based Decision-Making Strategy to Predict Fire Intensity in Subsurface Engineering Environments, Decision Support System for the Prediction of Mine Fire Levels in Underground Coal Mining Using Machine Learning Approaches

9)      A comparison examination with other models in the literature would enhance the case for the superiority of the proposed model.

 

Overall, the work identifies shortcomings in existing inspection tactics and determine future issues related to the development of fire alarm systems. The findings indicate potential enhancements in maintenance, inspection, fire alarm system, defects, and weakness analysis. The paper should address the reviewer's recommendations to improve the clarity, scientific rigour, and generalizability of the proposed technique.

Comments on the Quality of English Language

Minor editing of English language required

Author Response

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Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors 1. Fire alarm systems are one of the most important security systems. The authors of the article undertook to develop issues related to the use of these systems - repair, change of maintenance inspection periods, etc. This is an extremely important issue for the operation process of these systems.     2. The abstract was well prepared by the authors of the article, it is short and contains the most important information needed to understand the entire content. However, authors should add two sentences at the end related to the organization of the entire article.   3. The introduction to the article was well developed. The authors referred to the applicable global standards and recommendations regarding the operation of the fire alarm system. in line no. 100 in the article there is an abbreviation for gas - CO2 - the number 2 should be with a subscript.   4. The critical literature review was well developed. The authors cite the numerous bibliographies well - in the right order. Please add two or three sentences in this review what the authors propose in their article - what new approach.   5. The bibliography collected in the article is current. The authors carefully selected a set of literature and websites with access dates. It is well researched - bibliography.   6. Figures and tables are clear - well prepared graphically and in terms of data on the chart axes.   7. 7. In the discussion or conclusions in the article, the authors should refer to research on fire alarm systems - data. What systems were tested, under what environmental conditions. Please add (two sentences) in these chapters whether environmental conditions have a significant impact on the operation process of this system.

 

Author Response

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Reviewer 3 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

1. Abstract - Need major revision. An abstract should reveal, a background, objectives, methods used, major findings, and concluding remarks.

2. Materials and methods - This section has serious flaws. How the experts were selected? Which technique was used? What parameters were considered? Which methods and tools were used? There is no information about these.

Comments on the Quality of English Language

Need improvement

Author Response

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The authors did a great job during the revision.

Author Response

Thank you very much for the positive feedback regarding the revision. I am pleased that the article meets with your approval.

We would like to thank you for your suggestions and the resulting improvements to our publication.

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The authors took into account all corrections submitted by the reviewer. I accept the article.

Author Response

Thank you very much for the positive feedback regarding the revision. I am pleased that the article meets with your approval.

We would like to thank you for your suggestions and the resulting improvements to our publication.

Reviewer 3 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The Discussion section should include more references to justify this study.

Comments on the Quality of English Language

Satisfactory

Author Response

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Thank you for revising the article again. I am pleased that the changes have met with your approval and that you are satisfied with the revised version.

We have gladly adopted your suggestion to use more references in the discussion section of the article in the course of the second revision and have incorporated additional references here. In addition, the article has been checked again with regard to the English language and minor editorial changes have been made.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your valuable input, which has made a significant contribution to improving the quality of the article in the long term.

Best regards

the authors

Round 3

Reviewer 3 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The manuscript is acceptable