The Human factor : building designers often forget how important the reactions of the human occupants are when they specify fire and life safety systems

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Author	Search for: Proulx, G.¹; Search for: Richardson, J. K.¹
Affiliation	National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
Format	Text, Article
Subject	Sprinklers; Human behaviour
Abstract	Building designers often view fire safety as providing a series of construction and hardware solutions, such as fire resistance ratings, exit stairs, automatic sprinklers and smoke control. Over the past decades, however, in many cases at considerable cost, it has been found that these built-in features do not necessarily establish occupant safety at the desired level. What is often missing is an adequate recognition of the importanceof the behaviour and reactions of the human occupants. By applying an 'occupant-based' approach, whether this means selecting the right equipment or implementing education programs, it is more likely that the fire safety solutions will support the safe evacuation of occupants in the event of a fire. This article addresses just some occupant-based solutions that have been shown by research to have a significant impact on improving fire safety.
Publication date	2002-05-01
In	Canadian Consulting Engineer 43, no. May 3 (1 May 2002): 35–36.
Language	English
Peer reviewed	No
NRC number	NRCC 45663 NRCC 14831
NPARC number	20386307
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Record identifier	9bdbc1e6-8f9a-431d-a1c7-31ff9e1f3973
Record created	2012-07-25
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