Fire protection for commercial facilities

"This book presents systems and practices that can increase a facility's ability to avoid fires, limit the development and spread of fires, and effectively control fires. Comprehensive in scope, it focuses on the many subfields of fire protection engineering that comprise the role of facil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Bromann, Mark
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2011.
Subjects
Commercial buildings > Fires and fire prevention.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessPlný text
ISBN9781439827215
Physical Descriptionxi, 223 p. : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Fire prevention basics
  • 2. Hazardous commodities and conditions
  • 3. Selling the concept
  • 4. The local municipality
  • 5. The role of firefighters
  • 6. Automatic sprinkler systems
  • 7. Water supplies
  • 8. Commercial fire inspections
  • 9. Fire alarms
  • 10. Fire extinguishers
  • 11. Fire pumps
  • 12. Standpipe systems
  • 13. Antifreeze systems for unheated areas
  • 14. The lifespan of a sprinkler system
  • 15. Fire protection for computer and electrical rooms
  • 16. Kitchens
  • 17. Lightning protection
  • 18. Hotels and motels
  • 19. Multiresidences
  • 20. Enclosed shopping malls
  • 21. Hospitals and healthcare facilities
  • 22. Nursing homes
  • 23. Storage warehouses
  • 24. Correctional facilities
  • 25. Vacant structures
  • 26. Paint spray booths
  • 27. Signage
  • 28. FAQs.

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