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Author : M. M. Hirschler
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Carbon monoxide
ISBN : 9780803114470
Author : Anonim
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fire prevention
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Allan Grice
Publisher : Thorogood Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fire prevention
ISBN : 9781854186034
Fire safety regulations have undergone their most significant change for over thirty years and owners of companies, employers, builders and landlords in UK face a seismic shift in liabilities and potential penalties. The responsibility for the safety of occupants and premises now lies with owners and employers. This invaluable new book draws on over thirty years of professional fire fighting, rescue and safety enforcement experience to provide a jargon-free practical guide to current liabilities and compliance.
Author : Luca Fiorentini,Fabio Dattilo
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119827450
FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT Practical methodologies to develop holistic and comprehensive fire safety strategies for buildings and industrial assets In Fire Risk Management: Principles and Strategies for Buildings and Industrial Assets, a team of distinguished authors delivers an incisive combination of risk management principles and fire safety assessment methods that offers practical strategies and workflows to prevent and mitigate today’s complex fire scenarios. The book summarizes modern, risk-based approaches to fire safety, discussing fire safety objectives in terms of functional statements, performance requirements, and detailed protection measures for buildings and industrial assets towards the development of a fire safety case to timely manage risk with a systematic and structured approach throughout the life cycle of the asset. The authors introduce the fundamentals of fire safety and design principles before moving on to discuss topics like fire risk assessment methods, risk profiles, risk mitigation, safety management and performance, and protective layers and controls. Fire Risk Management presents practical methods, often borrowed from those successfully used in other domains, that can be defined, shared, and communicated with multiple stakeholders from different backgrounds and with different needs and perspectives. Readers will also find: A code-neutral examination of fire safety principles that is independent of local regulations Discussions of key principle standards, including NFPA 550 and ISO 45001, and guidelines on fire risk assessment Practical explorations that connect theory with practice in the real world In-depth case studies that walk readers through fire risk management strategies for railway stations, warehouse storage facilities, heritage buildings, renewable energy installations, and process industry plants Perfect for fire safety practitioners, engineers, and other stakeholders involved in the design and operation of buildings and industrial assets, Fire Risk Management: Principles and Strategies for Buildings and Industrial Assets will also earn a place in the libraries of facility owners and operators, safety systems managers, occupational health and safety professionals, and code officials.
Author : Great Britain: Department for Communities and Local Government
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1851128166
New fire safety rules affecting all non-domestic premises in England and Wales will come into force on 1 October 2006, in accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1541, ISBN 0110729455). This is one of a series of 11 publications which set out recommendations and guidance for employers, managers, occupiers and owners of particular types of premises on how to carry out a fire risk assessment and how to identify general fire precautions required (including fire detection and warning systems, firefighting equipment, escape routes, signs and training). This guide covers premises where the main use of the building or part of the building is a factory or warehouse. It will be relevant for premises where flammable materials and substances are handled and stored, and may also be applicable where the premises adjoin other complexes (although co-operation with other managers will be required as part of an integrated risk assessment for the complex). Another guide in this series covers offices and shops (ISBN 1851128158).
Author : Austin Guerrazzi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031177002
The SFPE Guide to Fire Risk Assessment provides guidance to qualified practitioners in developing, selecting, and using fire risk assessment methodologies for the design, construction, and operation of buildings, facilities, or processes. It also addresses fire risk acceptability, the role of fire risk assessment and fire risk management in the fire safety design process, and associated communication/ monitoring of fire risk. The guide Includes a new flow chart that outlines the risk assessment process. It also includes new information related to: Risk Perception F-N curves Risk communication Residual risk management Risk monitoring Sensitivity analysis The guide also provides clear guidance on conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis. It also uses examples that reinforce topics discussed.
Author : David Yung
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780470714058
This book arrives at just the right time to facilitate understanding of performance-based fire risk assessment in buildings – an integral part of the global shift in policy away from traditional prescriptive codes. Yung, an internationally recognised expert on the subject of fire risk assessment, introduces the basic principles and techniques that help the reader to understand the various methodologies that are currently in place or being proposed by different organisations. Through his illustration of basic principles and techniques he enables the reader to conduct their own fire risk assessments. He demonstrates how the probabilities of fire scenarios are assessed based on the probabilities of success and failure of fire protection measures that are in place. He also shows how the consequences of fire scenarios are assessed based on the intensity and speed of fire and smoke spread, the probability and speed of occupant response and evacuation, and the effectiveness and speed of fire department response and rescue efforts. Yung’s clear and practical approach to this highly topical subject enables the reader to integrate the various tools available into a quantitative framework that can be used for decision making. He brings an invaluable resource to all those involved in fire engineering and risk assessment, including students, academics, building designers, fire protection engineers, structural engineers, regulators and risk analysts.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCSD:31822028830768
Author : B. D. Lawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Fire risk assessment
ISBN : MINN:31951P010591464
This weather guide includes detailed specifications for locating and instrumenting fire weather stations, taking weather observations, and overwintering the Drought Code component of the FWI System. The sensitivity of the FWI System components to weather elements is represented quantitatively. The importance of weather that is not directly observable is discussed in the context of fuel moisture and fire behavior. Current developments in the observation and measurement of fire weather and the forecasting of fire danger are discussed, along with the implications for the reporting of fire weather of increasingly automated fire management information systems.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Forest fires
ISBN : MINN:31951D025728561
Author : Valerie Rapp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Forest fires
ISBN : MINN:31951D025728464
Author : Fire Protection Association
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317937531
This textbook is directly aligned to the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management, with each element of the syllabus explained in detail. Each chapter guides the student through the syllabus with references to legal frameworks and guidelines. Images, tables, case studies and key information are highlighted within the text to make learning more productive. Covering fire behaviour, safety, management, risk assessment, prevention and the changes to HSG65, the book can also be used as a daily reference by professionals. Written by experts in the field of fire safety Complete coverage that goes beyond the syllabus content making it a useful resource after study Illustrated throughout to enhance understanding
Author : Ganapathy Ramachandran,David Charters
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781135818395
Fire safety regulations in many countries require Fire Risk Assessment to be carried out for buildings such as workplaces and houses in multiple occupation. This duty is imposed on a "Responsible Person" and also on any other persons having control of buildings in compliance with the requirements specified in the regulations. Although regulations only require a qualitative assessment of fire risk, a quantitative assessment is an essential first step for performing cost-benefit analysis of alternative fire strategies to comply with the regulations and selecting the most cost-effective strategy. To facilitate this assessment, various qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative techniques of fire risk assessment, already developed, are critically reviewed in this book and some improvements are suggested. This book is intended to be an expanded version of Part 7: Probabilistic risk assessment, 2003, a Published Document (PD) to British Standard BS 7974: 2001 on the Application of Fire Safety Engineering Principles to the Design of Buildings. Ganapathy Ramachandran and David Charters were co-authors of PD 7974 Part 7. Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety is essential reading for consultants, academics, fire safety engineers, fire officers, building control officers and students in fire safety engineering. It also provides useful tools for fire protection economists and risk management professionals, including those involved in fire insurance underwriting.
Author : Jonathan Backhouse,Ed Ferrett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-06
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781317194972
The Fire Safety and Risk Management Revision Guide: for the NEBOSH Fire Certificate is the perfect revision aid for students preparing to take their NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management. As well as being a handy companion volume to the Fire Protection Association textbook Fire Safety and Risk Management: for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management, it will also serve as a useful aide-mémoire for those in fire safety roles. The book: provides practical revision guidance and strategies for students; highlights the key information for each learning outcome of the current NEBOSH syllabus; gives students opportunities to test their knowledge based on NEBOSH-style questions and additional exercises; provides details of publically available guidance documents that students will be able to refer to. The revision guide is fully aligned to the current NEBOSH syllabus, providing complete coverage in bite-sized chunks, helping students to learn and memorise the most important topics. Throughout the book, the guide refers back to the Fire Safety and Risk Management textbook, helping students to consolidate their learning.
Author : Emilio Chuvieco
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789812385697
The book presents a wide range of techniques for extracting information from satellite remote sensing images in forest fire danger assessment. It covers the main concepts involved in fire danger rating, and analyses the inputs derived from remotely sensed data for mapping fire danger at both the local and global scale. The questions addressed concern the estimation of fuel moisture content, the description of fuel structural properties, the estimation of meteorological danger indices, the analysis of human factors associated with fire ignition, and the integration of different risk factors in a geographic information system for fire danger management.