Fire Safety Evaluation System

Design, construct, maintain, and operate a building to minimize the possibility of a fire requiring the evacuation of occupants. Develop procedures to address the following  

Topics to Consider when Developing Fire Response Planning 

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List the four scoring areas of the Fire Safety Evaluation System (FSES). 

FSES (Fire Safety Evaluation System) evaluates the overall level of a fire safety of buildings. It provides means of comparing the effectiveness of proposed improvements by producing a comparative baseline and shows the relative gain in fire safety for proposed improvements (NFRA 101 A). 

A simplified fire safety evaluation of a building (see Table F.2). It consists of analyzing and scoring hazard and other related risk parameters to produce a rapid and simple estimate of relative fire risk. A detailed fire risk evaluation may not include attributes such as human behavior and attitudes. The structure of a risk index system facilitates quantification and inclusion of such factors. Where a quantitative fire safety evaluation is desirable, detailed fire risk assessment may not be cost-effective or appropriate. Fire risk indexing may provide a cost-effective means of fire safety... 

The audit report should reflect the findings of the assembled evidence upon which the auditors have based the evaluation of the fire safety management system... 

Guidelines for Evaluating the Consequences of Vapour Cloud Explosions, Flash Fires, and BLEVEs (1994) Guidelines for Implementing Process Safety Management Systems (1994)... 

DOE 0 420.1 Facility Safety Requires fire hazard analysis and natural phenomena analysis for all facilities. For Hazard Category 2 or 3 nuclear facilities only, requires a criticality safety evaluation. Criticality Safety Analysis Fire Hazard Analysis Effects of natural phenomena hazards on facility systems, structures, or components (SSCs) included as part of safety analysis documented in the Safety Analysis Report (SAR), Basis for Interim Operation (BIO), or Auditable Safety Analysis (ASA). 

In addition to the safety evaluation analyses of the IHTS for large leaks, R D work on sodium water reaction carried out to date includes small water leak experiments for the determination of a design base leak rate, development of reliable and real time detection system of water leaks using the acoustic signal as well as hydrogen detection, among others. Sodium fire characteristics and... 

Revise preliminary design of component Evaluate preliminary design Review economics and suitability of materials and process based on preliminary proportions. Consider overall compatibility and practicality of all materials and parts in component as a system Does it meet functional and performance requirements Is it compatible with other components that may interact with it, relative to effects of expansion and contraction, structural support or movement, fire safety, etc. ... 

Cluzel, D. P. Sarrat, 1979. Methode ERIC. Evaluation du Risque Incendie par le Calcul. In Proc. CIB Symposium on Systems Approach to Fire Safety in Buildings, Vol I, p. 11/37—11/58. 

Shields T.J., Silcock G.W. and Donegan H.A., (1990) Towards the Development of a Fire Safety Systems Evaluation for Public Assembly Buildings , Construction Management and Economics, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 147-158. 

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