A proposed fire safety ranking system for old highrise buildings in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
✍ Scribed by W. K. Chow; L. T. Wong; Eric C. Y. Kwan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0308-0501
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✦ Synopsis
A survey was carried out in a district in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to investigate the 5re safety aspects of old highrise non-residential buildings. Key parameters describing building characteristics and 5re services provisions were identi5ed. A 10-point ranking system concerning building characteristics and 5re services provisions was proposed to quantify the 5re safety level. The ranking system was designed with reference to the new requirements for 5re safety in old highrise non-residential buildings in the HKSAR and would be a checklist to assess the 5re safety provisions in the buildings. It was found that over 65% of the surveyed old highrise buildings did not have su7cient 5re safety provisions. A distribution of the surveyed buildings with di4erent 5re safety levels was obtained. Immediate action must be taken to improve 5re safety for those buildings that scored less than 6 points.