Elevators as a Means of Fire Escape.
Elevators as a Means of Fire Escape.
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Klote, J. H.
NBSIR 82-2507; NIST SP 983; 37 p. May 2002.
Collected Publications Related to the Use of Elevators
During Fires. NIST SP 983. May 2002, Bukowski, R. W.;
Burgess, S. R.; Reneke, P. A., Editor(s)(s), 2002.
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air
Conditioning Engineers Transactions, Vol. 89, No. 2,
1-16, 1983.
Sponsor:
Veterans Administration, Washington, DC
Available from:
TO VIEW NIST SP 983 GO TO
Website:
http://wtc.nist.gov/pubs/elevators
Order number: PB82-230269
Keywords:
elevators (lifts); evacuation; building fires; egress;
handicapped; pressurization; smoke control; stairwells
Abstract:
This paper is the initial report of an ongoing project
at NBS to investigate the use of elevators as a means of
fire escape for the handicapped. The use of stairwells
for fire evacuation poses a problem for people who
cannot use stairs because of physical disabilities.
This paper discusses some of the major problems
associated with the use of elevators as a means of fire
exit and proposes a conceptual solution to those
problems. A report is made on field test of four
buildings with elevator protection systems. These
protection systems and their interactions with other
systems are examined.
