Screen LibraryMeans of escape from fire
Determining the current legal requirements for the design and use of means of escape from buildings in the event of fire poses considerable problems for all professionals concerned with the design, construction, maintenance and use of buildings. Local authorities, approved inspectors and fire office...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470758458 |
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Determining the current legal requirements for the design and use of means of escape from buildings in the event of fire poses considerable problems for all professionals concerned with the design, construction, maintenance and use of buildings. Local authorities, approved inspectors and fire officers, responsible for assessing plans, also have difficulty establishing and interpreting the provisions since these are complex and scattered among a wide range of acts and regulations. This book provides a highly illustrated, practical guide for England and Wales and takes account of the most recent amendments to Part B of the Building Regulations involving means of escape. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xii, 292 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780470758458 0470758457 9781405172783 1405172789 1280742755 9781280742750 |
| Index Number: | TH2274 |
| CLC: | TU998.1 |
| Contents: | Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Means of Escape 45; The Background -- 146;1 Introduction -- 146;2 Means of escape and the building life cycle -- 146;3 Means of escape and the new building -- 146;4 Means of escape and the building in use -- 146;5 Criticism of the current systems of control -- 146;6 Means of escape 45; the way forward -- 146;7 References -- Chapter 2 New and Altered Buildings 45; the Statutory Requirements -- 246;1 Introduction -- 246;2 The Building Act 1984 and the Building Regulations 2000 -- 246;3 Exempted buildings and work -- 246;4 The application of Building Regulations to projects -- 246;5 Building Regulations 45; control by the local authority -- 246;6 Building Regulations 45; supervision otherwise than by local authorities -- 246;7 The Building Act and means of escape 45; additional provisions -- 246;8 Local Acts of Parliament -- 246;9 The London Building Acts -- 246;10 Houses in multiple occupation -- 246;11 References -- Chapter 3 Buildings in Use 45; the Statutory Requirements -- 346;1 Introduction -- 346;2 Buildings in use 45; certification44; licensing and registration of premises -- 346;3 Fire certification 45; the Fire Precautions Act 1971 40;as amended41; -- 346;4 Certification 45; other statutory controls -- 346;5 Licensing controls -- 346;6 Registration -- 346;7 The Building Act and means of escape in existing buildings 45; additional provisions -- 346;8 The London Building Acts -- 346;9 Houses in multiple occupation -- 346;10 References -- Chapter 4 Means of Escape 45; General Principles -- 446;1 Introduction -- 446;2 Building use and means of warning and escape -- 446;3 Management of th ebuilding and the means of escape -- 446;4 Means of giving warning -- 446;5 General requirements for means of escape -- 446;6 References -- Chapter 5 Means of Escape 45; Principles in Practice -- 546;1 Introduction -- 546;2 A strategy for design -- 546;3 General construction provisions -- 546;4 References -- Chapter 6 Dwellinghouses44; flats and maisonettes -- 646;1 Introduction -- Dwellinghouses -- 646;2 Fire alarm and detection systems in dwellinghouses -- 646;3 Means of escape in dwellinghouses -- Flats and maisonettes -- 646;4 Fire alarm and detection systems in flats and maisonettes -- 646;5 Means of escape in flats and maisonettes -- 646;6 References -- Chapter 7 Application to Buildings other than Dwellings -- 746;1 Introduction -- 746;2 Houses in multiple occupation -- 746;3 Hostels44; student halls of residence and buildings with similar uses -- 746;4 Hotels and boarding houses -- 746;5 Residential health care premises -- 746;6 Small premises -- 746;7 Offices and other buildings with exits in a central core -- 746;8 Schools and other educational buildings -- 746;9 Assembly and recreation buildings -- 746;10 Shopping complexes -- 746;11 Means of escape and atria -- 746;12 Disabled people -- 746;13 References -- Chapter 8 Modification of the Basic Principles of Means of Escape -- 846;1 Introduction -- 846;2 The evacuation process -- 846;3 Is escape really the right move63; -- 846;4 Strategies -- 846;5 Basic data on movement in escape routes -- 846;6 Balancing exit capacity and travel distance -- 846;7 Improving the occupants39; response to fire warning -- T. |