- Author
-
Hedman, G.
- Title
- Stair Descent Devices: An Overview of Current Devices and Proposed Framework for Standards and Testing.
- Coporate
- University of Illinois, Chicago
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Cambridge, UK,
601-606 p.,
2009
- Keywords
-
human behavior
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evacuation
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stairways
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standards
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codes
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handicapped
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life safety
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stairwells
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impact
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egress
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elevators (lifts)
- Identifiers
- chairlifts; wheel chairs; disability and life safety communities; phased- or full-evacuation; commercially-available stair descent devices; commercially-available evacuation chairs; RESNA / ANSI Wheelchair Standards; travel along staircases; impact at landings; travel along horizontal paths