P. M. Bochnak

Fire Loss Control (eBook, ePUB)

A Management Guide, Second Edition,

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Provides managers, architects, plant engineers, technicians, and others with a concise background in the principles of fire protection and property loss control (a new chapter on life safety elements was added to the second edition). Some of the topics are the characteristics and behavior of fire, t

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000147735
• Artikelnr.: 59826606

Autorenporträt

PETER M. BOCHNAK is Associate Director of Environmental Health and Safety at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The author of several books and articles, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences' Industrial Hazards Committee, United States Consumer Product Safety Commission's Fire Combustion Toxicity Group, National Technical Information Service Directory of Fire Research Specialists, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, National Fire Protection Association, American Society of Safety Engineers, National Safety Council, and Campus Safety Association, among others. Mr. Bochnak received the B.S. degree (1968) in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, and M.S. degree (1985) in industrial hygiene and systems safety engineering from West Virginia University, Morgantown.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition
1. Introduction
2. Characteristics and Behavior of Fire
3. Elements of a Fire Loss Control Program
4. Life Safety Elements
5. Emergency Organization
6. Fire Hazards of Materials and Their Control
7. Common Process Hazards
8. Fire Safety in Design and Construction
9. Water Supplies for Fire Loss Control
10. Extinguishing Systems and Equipment
11. Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm Systems
12. Education and Training
13. Preventive Maintenance in Fire Protection
14. Regulatory Contacts
Appendix: Conversion Table
Index.