- Author
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Klote, J. H.
- Title
- Elevators as a Means of Fire Escape.
- File
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get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=909282
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
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American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Transactions,
Vol. 89,
No. 2,
1-16,
1983
- Sponsor
- Veterans Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 82-2507; NIST SP 983,
May 2002; May 1982,
37 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov TO VIEW NIST SP 983 GO TO Website: http://wtc.nist.gov/pubs/elevators
- Book or Conf
- Collected Publications Related to the Use of Elevators During Fires. NIST SP 983. May 2002,
Bukowski, R. W.; Burgess, S. R.; Reneke, P. A., Editors,
['2002', '1982']
- Keywords
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elevators (lifts)
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evacuation
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building fires
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egress
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handicapped
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pressurization
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smoke control
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stairwells
- Abstract
- This paper is the initial report of an ongoing project at NBS to investigate the use of elevators as a means of fire escape for the handicapped. The use of stairwells for fire evacuation poses a problem for people who cannot use stairs because of physical disabilities. This paper discusses some of the major problems associated with the use of elevators as a means of fire exit and proposes a conceptual solution to those problems. A report is made on field test of four buildings with elevator protection systems. These protection systems and their interactions with other systems are examined.