| Document ID (ISN) | 103675 |
| CIS number |
04-684 |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
NTP 599-2001
|
| Author(s) |
Duarte Viejo G., Piqué Ardanuy T. |
| Title |
Risk evaluation in case of fire: Criteria |
| Original title |
Evaluación del riesgo de incendio: criterios [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 2001. 5p. 9 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://internet.mtas.es/Insht/ntp/ntp_599.htm [in Spanish]
|
| Abstract |
This information note specifies the criteria for evaluating fire hazards. Contents: general considerations on fire hazards; hazard evaluation (probability of initiation, damage caused by the fire); active and passive preventive measures; check-lists for risk factors (initiation and propagation factors) and safety measures (evacuation and means of fire fighting); methods for evaluating fire hazards (α factor methods, k coefficient method, Gretener method, Gustav Purt method); provisions concerning fire hazard evaluation according to the Regulations on fire precautions in industrial establishments (CIS 02-21). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Spain; hazard evaluation; fire hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
legal aspects; fire protection; check lists; description of technique; data sheet; risk factors |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Fires
Risk evaluation
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