scholarly journals Evaluation of the Legal Framework for Building Fire Safety Regulations in Spain

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Amaya Osácar ◽  
Juan Bautista Echeverria Trueba ◽  
Brian Meacham
Keyword(s):  
Fire Safety ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Building Fire ◽  
Safety Regulations ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Ideal

There is a trend in Europe towards increasing the quality and performance of regulations. At the same time, regulatory failure has been observed in the area of building fire safety regulation in England and elsewhere. As a result, an analysis of the appropriateness of fire safety regulations in Spain is warranted, with the objective being to assess whether a suitable level of fire safety is currently being delivered. Three basic elements must be considered in such analysis: the legal and regulatory framework, the level of fire risk/safety of buildings that is expected and the level which actually results, and a suitable method of analysis. The focus of this paper is creating a legal and regulatory framework, in particular with respect to fire safety in buildings. Components of an ”ideal” building regulatory framework to adequately control fire risk are presented, the existing building regulatory framework is summarized, and an analysis of the gaps between the ideal and the existing systems is presented. It is concluded that the gaps between the ideal and the existing framework are significant, and that the current fire safety regulations are not appropriate for assuring delivery of the intended level of fire risk mitigation.

Comparative study of building fire safety regulations in different Brazilian states

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 102-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo E.C. Rodrigues ◽  
João P.C. Rodrigues ◽  
Luiz C.P. da Silva Filho
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Fire Safety ◽  
Building Fire ◽  
Safety Regulations

Fire Safety Risk Analysis of a Community Centre

1996 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 346-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jouni Björkman ◽  
Olavi Keski-Rahkonen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Fire Safety ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ◽  
Building Fire ◽  
The Impact

A systems approach to fire safety is a way to evaluate fire safety of buildings, especially large and complex buildings. One tool for building fire risk analysis is the computer programme FIRE (Fire Simulation Program) de veloped at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in USA by Professor R. Fitz gerald and his group. The computational utility of the code was improved and adapted to the Finnish environment by Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) and two engineering consultants, Rakennus-Ekono and LCA-Engin eering. We simulated fires in a four-floor building where one wing (single fire com partment) was selected for simulation. We chose four representative room types in the building for which fire engineering data were selected. By simulation, we studied the impact of different design alternatives to fire risk of the total building. Fire risk in each design alternative was computed as expectation of loss. Costs caused by structural changes and active fire safety systems were taken into account. The compilations proved that it is possible to design differently from the current fire code and still reduce the fire risk level. FIRE does not yet support the evaluation of life safety, but the results can be used for that purpose indirectly.

Fire safety regulations and performance of fibre-reinforced polymer composite ship structures

2016 ◽  
Vol 231 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franz Evegren ◽  
Tommy Hertzberg
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Polymer Composite ◽  
Fire Safety ◽  
Growth Stage ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
Fire Performance ◽  
Fire Growth ◽  
Safety Regulations ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer

This article presents a procedure for how to relate fire performance of fibre-reinforced polymer composite structures to the fire safety regulations in Safety of Life at Sea II-2. It can be used as basis when performing a fire risk assessment to demonstrate that the degree of safety is at least equivalent to that provided by prescriptive requirements. A key issue is that requirements and test methods are based on the use of steel structures, which requires seeking the safety level implied by the regulations. This was demonstrated for the regulations and introduced hazards affecting the growth stage of a fire. The safety implied by regulations was related to fire performance of fibre-reinforced polymer composite by reference to fire tests involving typical materials and some relevant safety measures. Ignition was described as uncritical, while the fire growth on a fibre-reinforced polymer composite surface can be rapid. Flammability requirements are generally not achieved by an untreated panel but different means can be used for protection. A fire protective coating can be used to prevent ignition, and sprinkler is effective for both fire prevention and extinguishment on interior and external surfaces. For interior spaces, it can be relevant with a coating or thermal insulation also to hinder increased generation of smoke and toxic gases during fire evacuation. In all, it is shown that fire hazards during the fire growth stage are manageable, and a foundation is lain out for a well-structured fire risk assessment.

scholarly journals Risk Index Method—A Tool for Building Fire Safety Assessments

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3566
Author(s):  
Dorota Brzezińska ◽  
Paul Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Fire Safety ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Index Method ◽  
Safety Level ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Building Fire ◽  
Industrial Fire ◽  
Safety Assessments ◽  
And Performance

The use of fire safety engineering and performance-based techniques continues to grow in prominence as building design becomes more ambitious, increasing complexity. National fire safety enforcement agencies are tasked with evaluating and approving the resulting fire strategies, which have similarly continued to become more advanced and specialist. To assist with the evaluation of fire strategies, this paper introduces a methodology dedicated to sustainable building fire safety level simulations. The methodology derives from ideas originally introduced in British Standard Specification PAS 911 in 2007 and combines a visual representation of fire strategies with a semi-quantitative approach to allow for their evaluation. The concept can be applied to a range of industrial fire safety assessments and can be modified for specific needs relative to different industries.

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