- Author
- Schulz, J. | Clarke, J. | Feeney, M.
- Title
- Case Study: Special Design of Smoke Detection System in a Mental Health Facility in New Zealand.
- Coporate
- Holmes Fire and Safety, Auckland, New Zealand
- Book or Conf
- Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Ninth (9th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 21-26, 2008, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Karlsruhe, Germany, Karlsson, B., Editors, 1077-1088 p., 2008
- Keywords
- fire safety | fire science | deflagration | case histories | smoke detection | health care facilities | occupants | standards | patients | smoke detectors | performance based design | bedrooms | air conditioning | scenarios | sensitivity | acceptance criteria | hospitals | response time | algorithms | smoldering | fire tests | activation time
- Identifiers
- cliniical occupant safety; special care occupancies; leeping care (SC); sleeping detention (SD); patient needs and clinical requirements of the client; concerns of other stakeholders; recessed point type smoke detectors; characteristics of the secure wing; staff numbers; importance of staffing levels and system selection; response time analysis of hospital staff; somke detector comparison; sensitivity/algorithm of smoke detectors; flaming fire; results of commissioning tests: activation times