Overview
- 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
Part of the book series: The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Series (SFPES)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) is the professional society representing those practicing the field of fire protection engineering. The Society has over 4,700 members and 92 chapters, including 17 student chapters worldwide.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: SFPE Guide to Fire Risk Assessment
Book Subtitle: SFPE Task Group on Fire Risk Assessment
Authors: Austin Guerrazzi
Series Title: The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17700-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Society of Fire Protection Engineers 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17699-9Published: 23 November 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17702-6Published: 23 November 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-17700-2Published: 22 November 2022
Series ISSN: 2731-3638
Series E-ISSN: 2731-3646
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XII, 157
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
Topics: Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety, Risk Management, Building Construction and Design, Building Materials