Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual
- ISBN-10
- 0877654727
- ISBN-13
- 9780877654728
- Category
- Building, Fireproof
- Pages
- 703
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Jones & Bartlett Learning
- Author
- Robert E. Solomon
Description
Protect lives and property with state-of-the-art guidance on conducting safe, thorough, accurate inspections! Expanded with updated facts and new chapters! Completely revised and updated to reflect the latest procedures and code requirements, the Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual is your step-by-step guide through the complete fire inspection process, with special emphasis on life safety considerations. Formerly the NFPA Inspection Manual, it covers the full range of hazards and gives you solid advice on identifying and correcting problems. Easy-to-follow checklists help you remember and record every important detail. Early chapters provide important background information, while the second half presents inspection guidelines for specific fire protection systems and occupancies that are based on the Life Safety Code(R). In addition to discussing fundamentals such as inspection procedures and report writing, this comprehensive manual now includes all-new chapters on Housekeeping and Building Procedures, Water Mist Systems, Day Care Occupancies, Ambulatory Health Care Facilities, and Semi-Conductor Manufacturing.With 150 illustrations, more sample forms, and a larger format, this acclaimed manual is more helpful than ever. Perfect for use in the field, the Manual features a new 8 1/2 x 11 size with full-page checklists at the back of the book linked to individual chapters. Detailed visuals throughout help you understand complicated concepts. Whether you're just starting your career as a fire inspector or ready to brush up on the basics, the Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual has the reliable inspection advice you need.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering
By Philip J. DiNennoSFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering
-
Landscape and Building Design for Bushfire Areas
By Caird Ramsay, Lisle RudolphChapter 2 : The bushfire This chapter briefly describes the mechanisms by which a bushfire spreads . It gives a very simple classification of the fuel types that feed a bushfire and explains how these fuel types influence the attack on ...
-
Structural Steel Fire Guide: Guide to the Use of Fire Protection Materials
By John RakicStructural Steel Fire Guide: Guide to the Use of Fire Protection Materials
-
Application of Fire Safety Engineering Principles to the Design of Buildings: Initiation and Development of Fire Within the Enclosure of...
By British Standards Institution, British Standards Institute StaffSafety engineering, Buildings, Hazard prevention in buildings, Structural fire protection, Fire stops, Fire safety, Enclosures, Fire spread prevention, Means of escape from fire in buildings, Design, Fire safety in buildings, Ignitability
-
Application of Fire Safety Engineering Principles to the Design of Buildings: Guide to design framework and fire safety engineering procedures
By British Standards Institution, British Standards Institute StaffFire safety in buildings, Fire safety, Hazard prevention in buildings, Buildings, Design, Safety engineering, Structural fire protection, Fire spread prevention, Means of escape from fire in buildings
-
Application of Fire Safety Engineering Principles to the Design of Buildings: Code of Practice
By British Standards Institution, British Standards Institute StaffHazard prevention in buildings, Structural fire protection, Buildings, Environmental engineering, Fire detectors, Means of escape from fire in buildings, Safety engineering, Fire alarms, Risk assessment, Fire safety, Design, Fire safety in ...
-
Fire Safe Use of Wood in Buildings: Global Technical Guidelines
By Birgit Östman, Fire safety expert BuchananThis book provides guidance on the design of timber buildings for fire safety, developed within the global network Fire Safe Use of Wood (FSUW) and with reference to Eurocode 5 and other international codes.
-
Fire Safety Design in Buildings: A Reference for Applying the National Building Code of Canada Fire Safety Requirements in Building...
By Canadian Wood CouncilFire Safety Design in Buildings: A Reference for Applying the National Building Code of Canada Fire Safety Requirements in Building...
-
Guide to the Advanced Fire Safety Engineering of Structures
Guide to the Advanced Fire Safety Engineering of Structures