Fire Loss Control-A Management Guide, Second Edition,

✍ Scribed by P. M. Bochnak (Author)

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 1991
Leaves: 343
Edition: 2
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

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

✦ Table of Contents

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.

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