Fire safety assessment for older adults in high-rise residential buildings in India: a comprehensive study

Kumar, Ankit; Khare, Rachna; Sankat, Sandeep; Madhavi, Pratyoosh

doi:10.1108/ijbpa-02-2022-0030

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“…(2) providing fireboxes to cover the compound completely, as well as maintaining the existing ones and linking them to the pump; (3) installing single-function fire detectors or a fire alarm system in residential units; (4) providing fire extinguishers that cover the entire site; (5) removing the workers' housing made of wooden barrels, which is at high risk, as well as the gas in the workers' housing; (6) securing the electrical installations randomly located in the workers' housing, as well as the water coolers inside the compound, by covering them and extending them through protective pipes to prevent tampering; (7) providing the requirements for swimming pools (handles, survival collars, rescue stick, gradient showing pool depth levels, and a special supervisor who has a swimming certificate); ( 8) providing an alarm system linked to a control panel in the supply warehouse and offices; (9) removing the carpentry workshop inside the complex; (10) removing the debris and the scrap inside the compound wall; (11) covering the sewage pit located at the guard offices of the Navy correctly; (12) ensuring that a safety official is present in the complex; (13) designating assembly points for emergencies; and ( 14) implementing all systems according to safety plans approved by the civil defense. The available safety means include (1) 2 jockey diesel-electric fire pumps with a capacity of 500 g/d, (2) 23 fire boxes, (3) an automatic spraying system with 877 spray heads, (4) 2 civil defense connections, (5) an automatic alarm system linked to a control panel with 195 smoke detectors and 5 heat detectors, (6) 15 control panels, (7) warning bell and glass breaker (no. 23), and (8) 7 emergency exits.…”

Section: Fire Safety Assessment (Traditional Method)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

Alfalah,

Al-Shalwi,

Elshaboury

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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Fires pose significant risks, encompassing loss of life, destruction of property, and substantial adverse impacts on the economy. Therefore, the prioritization of fire safety in building structures must be embraced by all relevant stakeholders, including building owners, authorities, and the general public. However, traditional fire safety assessment methods can be laborious and challenging, impeding the identification of potential fire hazards and the selection of optimal fire safety measures. To this end, this research study offers an analytic hierarchy process for assessing building fire safety. Two case studies are presented to support this model’s outperformance compared with conventional assessment techniques. The proposed method yields hazard ratings of 5.3 and 4.3 along with safety ratings of 5.5 and 5.9 for the two case studies. Additionally, the proposed model yields comprehensible, well-documented, and comparable results. Therefore, it serves as a valuable decision-making tool for evaluating fire hazards and enhancing the efficiency of building structures. As a result, decision-makers can identify current and future fire protection and prevention requirements with greater ease and precision, making the decision-making process more effective.

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“…Fire hazards in buildings are one of the main safety concerns [7,8]; however, the assessment process for these hazards in Saudi Arabia is not clear. The main government agency responsible for building fire safety assessments is the civil defense department.…”

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confidence: 99%

Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

Alfalah,

Al-Shalwi,

Elshaboury

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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“…On 31 st Jan 2009, the newspaper Economic Times reported that five infants burnt alive as an incubator caught fire. Disaster, its risk, and reliability should be analyzed against fire hazards and safer life in Hospital buildings and healthcare units, Kumar K et al [24]. Liquid Oxygen (LOX), is the first drug of choice during the pandemic.…”

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Medical Oxygen Mandate and Blazes Inhibition in Emerging Hospital ICUs, India

Mishra

Mishra²

2023

CJAST

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Aims and Objective: Pure Oxygen proved palliative care or considered a lifesaving drug causing innumerable deaths due to its inaccessibility against SARS-COVID-19. Medical oxygen (MOX) availability in COVID Care Hospitals (CCHs) in India was scanty during the peak period of the pandemic. The fatalities, trauma, and fire incidences in CCHs had increased multifold. Methodology: The major fires in hospitals from March 2020 were collected from media and past literature and analyzed considering causalities, time, sectors, pre-pandemic, etc. The world faced MOX shortages and infrastructural lags with wildfire hazards in CCHs have forced the research. The fire incidents in major hospitals, globally, and 150 hospitals in India are analyzed from the 20th century onwards. Focused Area: The SARS-2 virus has been undergoing many mutations and remediation to date. MOX supply chain was observed distorted from the manufacturer, to end users during its 2nd phase. The existing architecture of COVID beds, space, MOX demand, resource management, and heating Ventilating & air conditioning (HVAC) bottlenecks needs rebuilding. Results and Future Research: The blazes in the early 20th century were mainly due to curtains, kitchens, chimneys, etc. whereas electrical short circuits cause the 21st-century hospital blazes from HVAC systems and surges in oxygen levels in ICUs. The higher oxygen level and poor maintenance of electrical gadgets are the attributes. The blazing timing causes were from 6 PM to 8 AM, mostly in Government hospitals. This study can prioritize and stimulate curative measures in hospital fire safety and epidemiology of MOX generation, storing, transportation, and carriage in case of future biological disasters.

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“…A contribution entitled “Fire safety assessment for older adults in high-rise residential buildings in India: a comprehensive study” (Kumar et al , 2023) was written by Ankit Kumar, Rachna Khare, Sandeep Sankat and Pratyoosh Madhavi. According to the authors, statistics show that older adults have been major fire victims in high-rise buildings.…”

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Guest editorial: “Building pathology: the past, new approaches and opportunities”

Flores‐Colen

Brito

2023

IJBPA

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Overview of the special issue Today's building pathology studies should be oriented to systemize the knowledge from the past, good previous experiences but also focused on the new challenges of construction and rehabilitation industry. There is a growing need for more ready access to available knowledge, based on new technologies and more feedback in a structured and continuous way. The complexity of buildings is increasing and new materials and constructive systems are being applied in new or existent buildings. The monitoring of buildings performance under real exposure conditions should be the basis of new trends in this field.Nowadays, a new concept of sustainable development, primarily based on the quality of life and lower impacts on the natural environment, increases the importance of having specific intervention criteria and methodologies based on a building pathology knowledge. The early detection of building failures can help in reducing conflicts and costs. Building pathology should have new insights about the Information and Communications Technology (ICT), internet of things, uncertainty and risk analysis, advanced diagnosis techniques and forensic engineering approaches, with a consensual approach in the scientific and technical community.Building pathology is a very ancient occurrence but it needs new approaches to be dealt with. The building stock has increased exponentially in the last century and there is a need for faster and more efficient ways to inspect, diagnose and maintain/rehabilitate current buildings with pathology problems. The challenge is therefore that of benchmarking and systemizing all procedures linked with building pathology and use advanced tools, knowledge and technologies to improve today's practice, by reaching out to professionals in the field.The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) is organized in Working Commissions. W086 -Building Pathology (https://cibworld.org/ commissions/w086-building-pathology/) is one of the longest-running commissions within CIB "is essentially concerned with learning from past and current building pathology and encouraging the systematic application of that knowledge to the design, construction and management of buildings".In order to boost the dissemination of all concepts concerning building pathology, W086 decided to champion a special issue in the International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, a CIB-encouraged journal, entitled "Building Pathology: The past, new approaches and opportunities" (https://cibworld.org/building-pathology-the-past-new-approaches-andopportunities/). Description of the contributionsNine manuscripts have been submitted, reviewed and accepted for publications in this special issue. Their scope ranges various subjects concerning building pathology, as described next. Both W086 members and non-members contributed to the special issue.

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Fire safety assessment for older adults in high-rise residential buildings in India: a comprehensive study

Cited by 7 publications

References 25 publications

Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

Medical Oxygen Mandate and Blazes Inhibition in Emerging Hospital ICUs, India

Guest editorial: “Building pathology: the past, new approaches and opportunities”

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