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2020-09-29
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Fire safety measures for at‐
risk persons
Cristina Sanfeliu Meliá, RISE Fire Research
cristina.melia@risefr.no
P ro j e c t i nt ro d u c t i o n by Ka ro l i n a S to re s u n d , C e nt re
d i re c to r, ka ro l i n a . sto re s u n d @ r i s ef r. n o
https://fric.no/forside 3 WP1 Evidence‐based decision‐making within fire safety WP2 Fire dynamics and modelling WP3 Building technology and design WP4 Fire safety measures, new technology in
buildings PREVENTION, IMPACT OF MEASURES, HIGH RISK GROUPS
• 5 years, started March 2019
• 3 research partners, 4 public partners, 14
industry partners
• Funded by Research Council Norway
Main goal
Increased knowledge within the field of fire science in order to support
decisions and develop better solutions providing increased fire safety in
buildings
WP1 Evidence‐based decision‐making within fire safety WP2 Fire dynamics and modelling WP3
Building technology and design
WP4
Fire safety measures, new technology in
buildings PREVENTION, IMPACT OF MEASURES, HIGH RISK GROUPS WP1 Evidence‐based decision‐making within fire safety WP2 Fire dynamics and modelling WP3 Building technology and design WP4 Fire safety measures, new technology in
buildings
Project 4.3 Fire safety measures for dwellings
a. Generate an overview of available fire safety measures targeted at persons associated with different risk factors b. Identify needs for innovation and development of fire safety measures for vulnerable people. https://fric.no/forside 5Fire safety measures for at‐
risk persons
Cristina Sanfeliu Meliá, RISE Fire Research
cristina.melia@risefr.no
Today:
Presentation of fire safety
devices on the market for
vulnerable groups
Presentation content
• Review of previously reported studies • Fire safety challenges associated with risk groups • Technical fire safety measures for vulnerable groups • Pros and cons • Market solutions • Smart technology and fire safetyReview of previously reported studies
Mainly reports: • Background from fatal fires in norwegian homes • Fire safety challenges associated with risk groups • Technical fire safety measures for vulnerable groups Also: • Papers presenting vulnerability and prevention of fatal fires https://fric.no/forside 9Fire safety challenges associated with risk groups
• What risk factors are associated with vulnerable groups? • How risk factors can challenge fire safety? Risk factors Physical impairment Cognitive challenges Language, culture and attitudesHearing disability Visual impairment Reduced mobility
Fire safety challenges ‐ Difficulty of/to: 1. Hearing the noise from the fire or fire alarms. 2. Communication with fire service. 1. Difficulty to escape through evacuation routes, perceiving the risk and locating the fire. 2. Heating electrical appliances. 1. Slow reaction and escape. 1. Reduction of the ability of think, difficulty to recognize, process what is happening and knowing what to do in case of fire. 1. Understanding instructions for safe use of appliances, for safety information and communication. 2. Social networks, quality of houses and level of maintenance.
https://fric.no/forside 11
Fire strategy for personal safety. Reference:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/3258 70109_How_can_fatal_fires_involving_vulnerabl e_people_be_avoided
Technical fire safety measures for vulnerable
groups
• Stove guards • Component protection • Fire safe furnishing • Detection and alarms • Automatic and mobile extinguishing systems What pros and cons have these
technical fire safety measures?
How can they be applied for
Stove guards – General pros and cons
Safety measure to protect the user from a fire in the cooking area Classified intro three categories according to EN 50615:2015 (Cat.A, Cat.B and Cat.AB) Advantages • Cutting power supply before high temperatures and any flames • Monitoring and detection Disadvantages • Early cutting of the power supply • Adapting guards on gas stoves can increase riskHow stove guards can be applied for at‐risk
persons?
• An external individual and/or a central alarm system can monitor and control sensors and power units • Same user receives alert and readings from sensors (Depend on the vulnerability) https://fric.no/forside 15 Stove Guard SGK510 Komfyrvakt https://www.komplett. no/product/914210# Safera cooker guard for preventing cooker fires. Pre‐installed cooker hood. https://www.safera.fi/ Sense Wifi cooker guard. Remote alert for dangerous situation on your mobile phone. https://www.safera.fi/ Safera cooker monitors Temperature, power consumption and presence of the user. https://www.safera.fi/Component protection – General pros and
cons
Protect electrical components in electrical equipment Why? How? Advantages • Automatic disconnection of equipment and power supplies in a danger situation • Controlling and monitoring of parameters from electronic systems Disadvantages • Time required for disconnection of devices Washing machine Dishwasher Dryer MicrowaveHow component protection can be applied
for at‐risk persons?
• Example: • Smoke and heat detectors and people detection sensors detect smoke in the laundry room • Power can be disconnected from all the appliances in that area • Control systems can communicate via the internet and send an alarm signal to an external monitoring service https://fric.no/forside 17 Washing machine Dishwasher Dryer MicrowaveFire safe furnishing
Why?
• Great importance during the early stages of fire´s progress
• Upholstered furniture and mattresses represent a major fire risk in buildings • Easy to ignite and release large amount of heat, smoke and toxic gases
Fire safe furnishing – Pros and cons
Advantages • Reduction of combustibility and ignitability • Reduction of fire load Disadvantages • Not easy available in the open market • Chemical flame retardants (FR) may have negative impact on health and environment Footer 19 Fire test in an artificial leather fabric furniture without upholstered and upholstered with glass fibre. Reference: Fire safe upholstered furniture. RISE FIRE Research https://risefr.no/media/publikasjoner/upload/2015/rapport‐spfr‐a15‐20124‐2.pdfHow fire safe furnishing can be applied for at‐
risk persons?
• Small open flames and the bad way using cigarettes should not be increase fire risk
