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Author
Brand, A. | Sorqvist, M. | Hakansson, P. | Johansson, J. E.
Title
Evacuation Safety for Locomotion Disabled People.
Coporate
Raddningstjansten Vastra Blekinge, Sweden
Report
NIST SP 983
Distribution
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 AND Human Behavior in Fire: Understanding Human Behavior for Better Fire Safety Design. International Symposium, 2nd. Proceedings. March 26-28, 2001, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Boston, MA, 445-450 pp, 2001, ['2002', '2001']
Keywords
human behavior | fire safety | evacuation | handicapped | escape means | experiments | people movement | fire fighters | elevators (lifts) | fire fighting equipment
Identifiers
number of failures while passing through the door; space needed to turn 180 degrees; movement speed up the ramp; movement speed down the ramp; movement speed on horizontal surface; occupant flow