Description
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.This book features full international coverage and a review of several major fires and explosion disasters. Fire safety is a major concern in many industries, particularly asthere have been significant increases in recent years in thequantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport.Plants are becoming larger and are often situated in or close todensely populated areas, and the hazards are continuallyhighlighted with incidents such as the fires and explosions at thePiper Alpha oil and gas platform, and the Enschede fireworkfactory. As a result, greater attention than ever before is nowbeing given to the evaluation and control of these hazards. In a comprehensive treatment of the subject unavailableelsewhere, this book describes in detail the applications of hazardand risk analysis to fire safety, going on to develop and applyquantification methods. It also gives an explanation inquantitative terms of improvements in fire safety in associationwith the costs that are expended in their achievement. Furthermore, a quantitative approach is applied to major fire and explosiondisasters to demonstrate crucial faults and events. Featuring: This is an essential book for practitioners in fire safetyengineering, loss prevention professionals, technical personnel ininsurance companies as well as academics involved in fire scienceand postgraduate students. This book is also a useful reference forfire safety officers, building designers, engineers in the processindustries, safety practitioners and risk assessmentconsultants.
