Safety by design: engineers and entrepreneurs invent fire safety in Mexico City, 1860–1910

Alexander, Anna Rose

doi:10.1017/s0963926813000242

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“…In the first case study, the main safety issues are related to the availability and sufficient number of fire pumps, hydrants, extinguishers, and safety officers in the building. Alexander [51] highlighted the importance of fire hydrants, extinguishers, and officers to ensure the fire safety of buildings. There are also issues related to the installation of alarm systems and smoke detectors.…”

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Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

Alfalah,

Al-Shalwi,

Elshaboury

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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Fires pose significant risks, encompassing loss of life, destruction of property, and substantial adverse impacts on the economy. Therefore, the prioritization of fire safety in building structures must be embraced by all relevant stakeholders, including building owners, authorities, and the general public. However, traditional fire safety assessment methods can be laborious and challenging, impeding the identification of potential fire hazards and the selection of optimal fire safety measures. To this end, this research study offers an analytic hierarchy process for assessing building fire safety. Two case studies are presented to support this model’s outperformance compared with conventional assessment techniques. The proposed method yields hazard ratings of 5.3 and 4.3 along with safety ratings of 5.5 and 5.9 for the two case studies. Additionally, the proposed model yields comprehensible, well-documented, and comparable results. Therefore, it serves as a valuable decision-making tool for evaluating fire hazards and enhancing the efficiency of building structures. As a result, decision-makers can identify current and future fire protection and prevention requirements with greater ease and precision, making the decision-making process more effective.

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Section: Fire Safety Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

Alfalah,

Al-Shalwi,

Elshaboury

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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Safety-by-design and engineered nanomaterials: the need to move from theory to practice

Trump,

Antunes,

Palma-Oliveira

et al. 2023

Environ Syst Decis

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As the governance of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) evolves, innovations in the prevention, mitigation, management, and transfer of risk shape discussion of how nanotechnology may mature and reach various marketplaces. Safety-by-Design (SbD) is one leading concept that, while equally philosophy as well as risk-based practice, can uniquely help address lingering uncertainties and concerns stemming from regulatory evaluation of ENM risk across worker, consumer, and environmental safety. This paper provides a discussion on the SbD concept across different disciplines aiming to identify different approaches and needs to meet regulatory requirements—ultimately, we argue that SbD is evolving both to meet the needs and discourse of various disciplines, and to apply within differing marketplaces and national regulatory structures. Understanding how SbD has evolved within ENM can yield a more practical application and development of SbD, and help guide or unify national and international ENM governance around a core set of safety-driven principles.

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Safety by design: engineers and entrepreneurs invent fire safety in Mexico City, 1860–1910

Cited by 2 publications

References 26 publications

Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

Safety-by-design and engineered nanomaterials: the need to move from theory to practice

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