4. Fire Protection

Obviously (and as explained in section 3. Fire Prevention) it is preferable to prevent a fire from starting in the first place, but if one does break out the occupants of the building must be protected from its effects. Fire can spread in four ways: 1. Direct burning burning material comes into contact with other materials and sets them alight 2. Convection – this is the most dangerous air is heated and rises very quickly and becomes trapped when it hits the ceiling; the heat then travels horizontally, spreading the fire across the entire space; combustible elements in the space ignite quickly and an entire room can be engulfed in a few minutes 3. Conduction Some materials are better conductors of heat than others: metal...

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The measures you must have in place to protect people if a fire starts.

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