Fire protection and safety

This book presents an overview of recent academic and industrial research efforts concerning halogen-free flame-retardant (FR) polymers and their nanocomposites.

This book gathers selected, extended and revised papers presented at the 5th Iberian-Latin American Congress on Fire Safety, CILASCI 5, held on 15-17 July 2019, in Porto, Portugal.

This book offers meaningful insights into an impending challenge for the energy industry, namely the increasing role of asset management amongst the utilities' core operations.

This book explores the major differences between the kinds of risk encountered in different sectors of industry - production (including agriculture) and services - and identifies the main features of accidents within different industries.

This text provides training on the fundamental tools and methodologies used in active forensic laboratories for the complicated analysis of fire debris and explosives evidence.

This updated edition retains its introduction to applied fundamental statistics, probability, reliability, and decision theory as these pertain to problems in Civil Engineering.

In Command of Guardians: Executive Servant Leadership for the Community of Responders, Second Edition spotlights the philosophy of servant leadership and offers a pathway for strengthening first responder organizations.

In Command of Guardians: Executive Servant Leadership for the Community of Responders, Second Edition spotlights the philosophy of servant leadership and offers a pathway for strengthening first responder organizations.

This is the foremost guide to hydraulically designing sprinkler systems for commercial and residential buildings.

This book illustrates a new quantitative risk analysis model for road tunnels that is capable of evaluating the role of infrastructure measures, equipment and management procedures as prescribed by EU Directive 2004/54/EC.

Cortisol "e;The Stress Hormone"e;::: Learn About the Master Hormone to Control Your Stress, Anxiety, and Weight - Understand Cortisol's Effects on "e;Skin, Blood Pressure, Sugar and Processing of Food.

The Grenfell Tower tragedy was the worst residential fire in London since World War II.

The Grenfell Tower tragedy was the worst residential fire in London since World War II.

This groundbreaking book contains a broad yet detailed coverage of the major aspects of fire engineering.

The third edition of Fire Retardancy of Polymeric Materials provides a single source for all aspects of this highly challenging field of applied research.

They call it the 'flash point' - where the fire ignites and it becomes a blaze that can't be stopped.

Following the introduction of workplace safety legislation, the number of injuries has decreased but in recent years, this decline has plateaued.

More complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history.

More complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history.

Fundamentals of Fire Protection for the Safety Professional provides safety managers with a guide for incorporating fire hazard awareness and protection into their safety management plans.

This book is dedicated to all of the friendships that I've been fortunate to share in my association with my fire service family.

This book makes the case that far too much work undertaken under the banner of 'behavioural safety' is overly person-focused.

With an estimated 135,000 reported fire incidents occurring each day worldwide (CTIF World Fire Statistics Center, 2020), fire safety is a major societal and safety issue.

This textbook provides students and academics with a conceptual understanding of fire behavior and fire effects on people and ecosystems to support effective integrated fire management.

This text covers the four forms of fire: diffusion flames, smoldering, spontaneous combustion, and premixed flames.

This text covers the four forms of fire: diffusion flames, smoldering, spontaneous combustion, and premixed flames.

The author of Heat ';captured words from the heart' in this collection of stories and firsthand accounts of life in the FDNY from fifteen of New York's Bravest (Library Journal).

"e;You want the truth?

This book presents selected papers from the 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development, organized by the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management Program of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in collaboration with academic institutions and organizations across the world.

Wildland fires are occurring more frequently and affecting more of Earth's surface than ever before.

This book presents selected papers from the 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development, organized by the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management Program of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in collaboration with academic institutions and organizations across the world.

Computer simulation proves to be a valuable tool for the analysis and prediction of compartment fires.

Master an Approach Based on Fire Safety Goals, Fire Scenarios, and the Assessment of Design AlternativesPerformance-Based Fire Safety Design demonstrates how fire science can be used to solve fire protection problems in the built environment.

"e;Pitilessly compelling, the sort of saga devoured in one horrified sitting"e; from our premier chronicler of wildfires and those who fight them (National Geographic Adventure).

Designing structures to withstand the effects of fire is challenging, and requires a series of complex design decisions.

This book investigates over 30 major catastrophes and reveals the critical necessity of transitioning from identifying lessons to implementing actionable changes in workplace safety.

This is the fascinating story of the development of early British steam fire engines by a renowned expert on emergency services vehicles and equipment.

In this comprehensive book, the author charts the development and production of one of the most famous fire engine manufacturers in the world.

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Although effective fire sprinkler systems are crucial to public safety, for years, the designers of those systems had few published resources to reference and guide them through their design processes.

Fundamentally, fire prevention and control refer to systems and practices that increase a facility's ability to avoid fires, limit the development and spread of fires, and rapidly and effectively control fires.

Building Systems in Interior Design takes an entirely new approach to teaching this essential topic for Architects, Designers and Building Engineers.

Building Systems in Interior Design takes an entirely new approach to teaching this essential topic for Architects, Designers and Building Engineers.

Technical Due Diligence and Building Surveying for Commercial Property is the first book to introduce the process of technical due diligence (TDD) and examine the role of the building surveyor within the commercial property sector.

Technical Due Diligence and Building Surveying for Commercial Property is the first book to introduce the process of technical due diligence (TDD) and examine the role of the building surveyor within the commercial property sector.

Enclosure Fire Dynamics, Second Edition explores the science of enclosure fires and how they cause changes in the environment of a building on fire.

Enclosure Fire Dynamics, Second Edition explores the science of enclosure fires and how they cause changes in the environment of a building on fire.

This book provides chemists with technical insight on pyrotechnics and explosives.

This book provides chemists with technical insight on pyrotechnics and explosives.