Hi I have an essay question and need some help on what various factors surveyors and service engineers need to consider, at the design stage for ensuring life safety in the event of a fire in a modern 10 storey commercial building with a floor area of 2000m2?
Generally speaking, Fire resistant doors, Not sure of commercial requirements, But residential require 30 min fire resistant doors, And as it is commercial it would of course need emergency lighting, wired to a seperate circuit.
All corridors are not blocked, Fire extinguishers placed at adequate points, And all locations noted and ensure that staff know locations, As well as an emergency meeting point outside of the location.
All fire escapes are structually sound, They will not collapse in a short length of time. All I can think of for now.
I need to set up a 4 zone panel with 4 detectors and install 4 emergency lights in a small industry unit. We are a charity and I want to avoid being ripped off. How much on average should just installation of the above cost?
Get in contact with one of the bigger companies like ADT they will not rip you off and will give you the best advice. Also contact you local fire station for help and advice.
The volunteer firefighters were frustrated with their efforts at basic fire prevention training. It seemed that no matter how many fire – safety meetings they set up, hardly anybody ever paid attention. They devised a plan. They decided that each of them (there were eight firefighters) would teach two other people the fire-safety basics. At that point, the teacher would retire but each student would then teach two others. Those people, in turn, would teach two others. The whole thing would be mandated by the city council, and each person would have a month to fulfill his or her teaching requirement. The firefighters taught the first group of people in the first month. Under this plan, how many people would know the fire-safety basics after 10 months?
At the beginning (t = 0 months), the number of people N who knew fire-safety basics were the eight firefighters. So,
N(0) = 8
After the first month (t = 1), 16 more people knew fire-safety basics. So,
N(1) = 8 + 16 = 24
After the second month, 32 more people knew fire-safety basics. So,
N(2) = 8 + 16 + 32 = 56
Note that all the terms in the sum are powers of two. That is,
N(2) = 2^3 + 2^4 + 2^5
So, after the third month,
N(3) = 2^3 + 2^4 + 2^5 + 2^6,
… and
N(4) = 2^3 + 2^4 + 2^5 + 2^6 + 2^7
In general,
N(t) = 2^3 + 2^4 + … + 2^(t + 3)
= 8 (2^0 + 2^1 + … + 2^t)
Also,
N(t + 1) – N(t) = [ 2^3 + 2^4 + ... + 2^(t + 3) + 2^(t + 4) ] – [ 2^3 + 2^4 + ... + 2^(t + 3) ]
= 2^(t + 4)
= (16) (2^t)
So,
N(t) = (16) (2^t) – 8
And,
N(10) = (16) (2^10) – 8
= 16,376
I have an exterior wall in my attached garage that is not insulated at the moment. I was looking at putting up the paper backed pink fiberglass insulation. I was wondering if you had to cover the insulation with sheetrock/drywall to meet fire regulations, or if i could just staple up the insulation and be good. I live in ohio and tried searching the Ohio Revised Code to no avail. Any licensed contractors/code experts that can fill me in?
The garage is not part of the living space and since the wall is not against the living space you should be able to do whatever you want as long as the electrical is up to code.
Check with the local building code officials to make sure
In a garage, I would opt for peg board rather than sheetrock or just insulation but to each his own.
Chris
I am interested in a MS in fire safety. or fire protection engineering. I could not find mnay universities in europe that do offer that program. Is there any in turkey that do offer it?
Hmm, Fire Safety Engineering as a standalone program is NOT offered in any universities in Turkey neither as a BS nor MS as far as i know. There might be elective classes you could take in a Mechanical Engineering program to specialize a bit in fire protection but that would be it.
Actually, i don’t think it’s offered in Europe either as a seperate program by many universities as you found out about it the hard way.
I know of a joint program offered by ERASMUS involving three different universities in Europe: Ghent University (Belgium), University of Edinburgh (Scotland) and Lund University (Sweden). I think that one is probably the best option out there you could find as long as you don’t plan to get education in the US.
Here, let me get you the link:
http://www.imfse.ugent.be/index.asp
Good luck.
my company’s does but my city’s FD fire safety plan says only close the door if it is where the fire was discovered. pretty big contradiction. what does yours say?
Ours says to close the door to the room where the fire was found, and leave all other doors open.
Richard
i am a graduate of b.tech information technology.i like to do fire and industrial safety. if i finished is there good scope for me to get a good job at it.and what about the future scope for that field?
In the field of fire and safety in all parts of the world the sky is the limit as long as you are willing in some cases to travel or even move, best of luck..
A relative of mine who lives in a property owned by me is ‘reckless’ at times with her cigarettes. There have been instances of slight fire damage, God knows how a major incident hasn’t developed yet. Am I liable if an incident develops, as I know ‘what she is like’?
The occupier is responsible for that sort of thing.
The owner/landlord is responsible for ensuring that appliances etc are legal and safe.
If there was a fire and it was caused by their carelessness then although it would be your insurance which would initially pay you (or your insurance) could then claim from them.
There is this Fire Safety thing going on in Richfield, Wisconsin tonight. Is anybody going?
Well, was anyone there? Inquiring minds want to know.
Dramatic 30-second video about how to deal with a common kitchen fire … oil in a frying pan. You probably never realized that a wet dishcloth can be a one size fits all lid to cover a fire in a pan! Or that pouring water on an oil fire WILL have disasterous results!!
At the Fire Fighting Training school they would demonstrate this with a deep fat fryer set on the fire field. An instructor would don a fire suit and using an 8 oz cup at the end of a 10 foot pole toss water onto the grease fire. The results got the attention of the students.
The water, being heavier than oil, sinks to the bottom where it instantly becomes superheated. The explosive force of the steam blows the burning oil up and out. On the open field, it became a thirty foot high fireball that resembled a nuclear blast. Inside the confines of a kitchen, the fire ball hits the ceiling and fills the entire room.
Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire. One cup creates the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite. This is a powerful message; watch the video and remember what you see. Tell your whole family about this video. Or better yet, send them the link to it.
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