Prototype Methodology for Fire Hazard Analysis.
Prototype Methodology for Fire Hazard Analysis.
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Peacock, R. D.; Bukowski, R. W.
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). Building
Our Professional Heritage--Protecting Our Nation's
Resources. Professional Development Conference and
Exposition, 29th. June 24-27, 1990, Washington, DC, Am.
Soc. of Safety Engineers, Des Plaines, IL, 20-37 pp,
1990.
Fire Technology, Vol. 26, No. 1, 15-40, February 1990.
Keywords:
hazard analysis; methodology; fire models; expert
systems; evacuation; fire safety; computer programs;
occupants
Abstract:
The first version of a method for predicting the hazards
to occupants involved in a building fire is described.
The method and available computer software, called
HAZARD I, can predict the time varying environment
within a building resulting from a specified fire; the
locations and actions of occupants; and the impact of
the exposure of each of the occupants to the fire
products in terms of whether the occupants successfully
escape, are incapacitated, or are killed.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899