Fire risk assessment using the building fire safety engineering method

Journal of Fire Protection Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 157-167

  Wade, Colleen ^a   Whiting, Peter ^a  

^a Building Research Association of New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUILDINGS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BUILDING FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING METHOD (BFSEM); FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT;

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 0031326057     PISSN: 10423915     EISSN: 1532172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104239159600800401     Document Type: Article

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