Risk Analysis for the Fire Safety of Airline Passengers.
Risk Analysis for the Fire Safety of Airline Passengers.
(969 K)
Smith, R. L.
NISTIR 5441; 37 p. June 1994.
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB94-194065
Keywords:
risk analysis; risk management; probability; decision
analysis; artificial intelligence; fire research
Abstract:
The purpose of this report is to describe the National
Institute of Standards and Technology's work to date
relating to the general methodology being developed for
the project Risk Analysis for the Fire Safety of Airline
Passengers and the software being used to facilitate
this methodology. The approach selected involved the
use of influence diagrams. Therefore, a brief
discussion of influence diagrams is given. The status
of their application to the water mist system for
passenger planes is given and the overall approach to
carrying out the project is described. An example is
included that shows how the process works, but the case
is fictional, not intended to be realistic.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899