Quantitative risk assessment in fire safety / Ganapathy Ramachandran and David A. Charters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramachandran, G. (Ganapathy)

Contributor:

Charters, David A. (David Anderson), 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire risk assessment.

Quantitative research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Spon Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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-e

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Qualitative and semi-quantitative risk assessment techniques

3. Quantitative risk assessment techniques

4. Acceptance criteria

5. Initiation

6. Design fire size

7. Fire spread beyond room of origin

8. Performance and reliability of detection, alarm and suppression

9. Performance and reliability of human response and evacuation

10. Performance and effectiveness of fire service intervention

11. Whole project analysis

12. Interactions

13. Combining data from various sources : Bayesian techniques.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-81838-X

1-283-24150-1

1-135-81839-8

9786613241504

0-203-93769-4

9780203937693

OCLC:

768164636