SFPE Guide to Fire Risk Assessment : SFPE Task Group on Fire Risk Assessment.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Society of Fire Protection Engineers, issuing body.

Series:

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Series, 2731-3646

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire prevention.

Buildings--Protection.

Buildings.

Financial risk management.

Buildings--Design and construction.

Building materials.

Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety.

Risk Management.

Building Construction and Design.

Building Materials.

Local Subjects:

Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety.

Risk Management.

Building Construction and Design.

Building Materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 160 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

2nd ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

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. Provides an introduction for the fire safety community: fire protection engineers, designers,and code authorities; Considers the requirements documented in standards governing the development and maintenance of a fire risk assessment; Organizes in one source advances reported in research publications, not necessarily written for and available to most.

Contents:

Introduction

Risk, Fire Risk, And Fire Risk Assessmen

OVERVIEW of THE Fire Risk Assessment Process

Project Scope and OBJECTIVES

PROJECT Information

Risk ANALYSIS Method Selection

Acceptance or Tolerance criteria

Hazard Identification

Fire Scenarios

Qualitative Fire Risk Estimation

Quantitative Fire Risk Estimation

Risk Evaluation and Acceptability

Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis

Documentation & Communication

Residual Risk management and Monitoring

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Guerrazzi, Austin SFPE Guide to Fire Risk Assessment

ISBN:

9783031177002