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Fire performance standards and the problem of fire risk assessment

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001696
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  1. National Research Council of Canada
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SubjectRisk/cost assessment; fire performance; fire tests; test standards; performance standards
Abstract
It is submitted that the development of a set of complementary performance test standards and of an algorithm for calculating from the test results the inherent potential of products for harm is the prerequisite of any progress towards a coherent fire risk assessment philosophy.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
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  • Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-P-963 (December 1980).
NoteReprinted from: Fire and Materials, v. 4, no. 4, December 1980, p. 173-176. ISSN: 0308-0501
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 19209
NRC-IRC-1504
NPARC number20378452
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