A system for fire safety evaluation for multifamily housing

Nelson, Harold E.; Shibe, A J

doi:10.6028/nbs.ir.82-2562

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“…Appendix C of the 1981 LSC contains a slightly modified version of the FSES/HC for the use with Chapters 12 and 13 of the 1981 LSC. Similarly, CFR has developed Fire Safety Evaluation Systems for Multifamily Housing, [10] Board and Care Homes, [11] and Overnight Accommodations. [12] A fire safety evaluation system is a procedure for evaluating the fire safety of a building by obtaining weighted runs of the point values of individual safety parameters.…”

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The development of a fire evaluation system for detention and correctional occupancies

Nelson¹,

Shibe²

1984

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A Fire Safety Evaluation System for Detention and Correctional Occupancies has been developed. It can be used for determining whether a facility has fire safety equivalent to that obtained by meeting the requirement of a given code.The system was calibrated for use with proposed chapters for detention and correctional occupancies of the Life Safety Code (1985) There are separate sets of requirements for each of four use conditions: one for zoned egress, one for zoned impeded egress, one for impeded egress, and one for contained. Within each set, there are two levels of evaluation: one for partially sprinklered and non-sprinklered buildings, and one for totally sprinklered buildings. 1 1.

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“…They provided guidance in the selection of preliminary numerical values representing the relative importance of various fire safety features of buildings and of fire safety hazards. Details regarding the function and composition of this panel are contained in Appendix A of NBSIR 82-2562 [10].…”

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The development of a fire evaluation system for detention and correctional occupancies

Nelson¹,

Shibe²

1984

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“…In addition, each facility is rated according to occupancy risk, which takes into account the number, age and mobility of occupants as well as the availability of trained staff. This was done initially for institutional health care facilities as prescribed in the 1973 NFPA Life Safety Code and subsequently for a variety of other types of occupancies [60][61][62][63][64]. It may be used for upgrading existing buildings as well as for comparing alternative new designs, thereby permitting building designers and code officials to achieve an equivalent level of safety often at lower cost.…”

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Fire Research At Nbs: The First 75 Years

Gross¹

1991

Fire Safety Science - Proceedings of the Third International Sy

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A short history is presented of fire research and testing activities at the National Bureau of Standards from its beginnings in 1914 to 1989. Many of the principal technical projects undertaken to provide information needed by Government agencies, practicing architects and engineers, code officials and the general public are noted. Brief mention is made of organizational, staff and budget changes through the years. References to selected staff publications and source materials are cited.

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“…The Fire Safety Evaluation System (FSES) for Health Care Facilities [1] was the first of a series of FSES documents covering a variety of types of occupancies including apartment buildings [2], prisons and jails [3], office and laboratory buildings [4], overnight accommodations in National Parks [5], and board and care facilities [6]. These have provided means for meeting or exceeding the level of safety prescribed by the applicable code while providing the designer with a wide range of cost saving and functional options.…”

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