Fire safety is a major concern in many industries, particularly as
there have been significant increases in recent years in the
quantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport.
Plants are becoming larger and are often situated in or close to
densely populated areas, and the hazards are continually
highlighted with incidents such as the fires and explosions at the
Piper Alpha oil and gas platform, and the Enschede firework
factory. As a result, greater attention than ever before is now
being given to the evaluation and control of these hazards.
In a comprehensive treatment of the subject unavailable
elsewhere, this book describes in detail the applications of hazard
and risk analysis to fire safety, going on to develop and apply
quantification methods. It also gives an explanation in
quantitative terms of improvements in fire safety in association
with the costs that are expended in their achievement. Furthermore,
a quantitative approach is applied to major fire and explosion
disasters to demonstrate crucial faults and events.
Featuring:
Full international coverage and a review of several major fires
and explosion disasters.Presentation of the properties and science
of fire including the latest research.Detailed coverage of the
performance of fire safety measures.
This is an essential book for practitioners in fire safety
engineering, loss prevention professionals, technical personnel in
insurance companies as well as academics involved in fire science
and postgraduate students. This book is also a useful reference for
fire safety officers, building designers, engineers in the process
industries, safety practitioners and risk assessment
consultants.
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