Title: Proposed fire safety strategy on airport terminals

Authors: Candy M.Y. Ng, W.K. Chow

Addresses: Research Centre for Fire Engineering, Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China. ' Research Centre for Fire Engineering, Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China

Abstract: Fire safety strategy for airport terminals will be proposed in this paper. The local airport terminal is taken as an example. Special features of airport terminals will be outlined. The retail areas are identified as places with higher fire risk. Standards, codes and design guidelines used overseas are reviewed and compared with the local codes. Based on the study, fire safety strategy is suggested to have four parts: passive building construction for fire safety; active fire protection systems or fire services installation; fire safety management; control of risk factors. All four parts will be discussed in this paper. Suggestions are made to give a fire safe airport terminal.

Keywords: airport terminals; fire safety strategy; passive building construction; fire protection systems; active fire services installation; fire safety management; risk factors; fire risk; risk management; risk control.

DOI: 10.1504/IJRAM.2005.006705

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 2005 Vol.5 No.1, pp.95 - 110

Published online: 02 Apr 2005 *

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