This publication is intended to give useful, practical advice on fire safety engineering. This new edition has been updated throughout to include BS9999 and other recent developments. It includes two completely new chapters on performance based design principles and application of risk assessment to fire engineering designs.

Contents
1.Introduction
2.Legislation, standards and strategy
3.Building designation
4.Performance-based design principles
5.Application of risk assessment to fire engineering designs
6.Fire dynamics
7.Means of escape and human factors 
8.Fire detection and alarm
9.Emergency lighting
10.Fire and smoke ventilation
11.Fire suppression
12.Compartmentation
13.Firefighting
14.Fire safety management
15.Fire safety on construction sites

Keywords: smoke control