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During a laboratory fire, it would appear that smoke kills, in the majority of cases, due to the lack of compartmentalization and smoke-extraction systems. However, the largest fires in buildings often highlight the lack of possibility for rapid evacuation as their stability failure does not provide enough time for evacuation and inappropriate material choices that generate smoke and propagate flames. Based on the feedback from the largest fires of the last fifty years, fire risk prevention measures have improved and regulation has become more precise. Fire prevention is now supported by a coherent set of technical and organizational measures that must be implemented and perpetuated.
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Christophe BERTON: Assistant health and safety engineer, Université Paris-Sud
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Marianne BOIVIN: Health and safety engineer, Université Paris-Sud
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Valérie BOURGHOUD: Architect, fire safety engineer at Pierre et Marie Curie University (Paris 6)
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Edith LABONNE: Health and safety engineer, Université Paris-Sud
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David SAVY: Health and safety inspector for higher education and research
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Lucien SCHNEBELEN: Health and safety inspector for higher education and research
INTRODUCTION
During a fire in a laboratory, it turns out that it's the smoke that kills in the majority of cases, due to a lack of compartmentalization and smoke extraction. But the biggest fires in buildings have often highlighted the lack of rapid evacuation options, the lack of fire stability in buildings, leaving insufficient time for evacuation, and the poor choice of smoke-generating and flame-spreading materials.
Based on feedback from the biggest disasters of the last fifty years, fire prevention measures have been refined and regulations clarified.
Fire prevention is now based on a coherent set of technical and organizational measures that need to be implemented and maintained.
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Regulations
Arrêté du 5 août 1992 pris pour l'application des art. R. 235-4-8 et R. 235-4-15 du Code du travail et fixant les dispositions pour la prévention des incendies et le désenfumage de certains lieux de travail.
Arrêté du 4 novembre 1993 relatif à la signalisation de sécurité et de santé au travail.
Arrêté du 3 août 1999 relatif à la résistance au feu des produits, éléments de...
Standardization
- Extincteurs d'incendie portatifs. Partie 7 : caractéristiques, performances et méthodes d'essai. - NF EN 3-7 - 2004
- Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs. Applications particulières pour ascenseurs et ascenseurs de charge. Partie 70 : accessibilité aux ascenseurs pour toutes les personnes y compris les personnes avec handicap. - NF EN 81-70 - 2003
- Terminologie de la maintenance....
Organizations
Center national de prévention et de protection (CNPP), APSAD brand (Assurance plénière des sociétés d'assurance dommage)
French National Institute for Research and Safety (INRS)
National group...
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