- Author
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Winslow, D. J.
- Title
- Elevator Use in Fire Emergencies.
- Coporate
- Peterson Engineering P.C., Syracuse, NY
- Book or Conf
- Use of Elevators in Fires and Other Emergencies Workshop. Proceedings. Co-Sponsored by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME International); National Institute of Stanards and Technology (NIST); International Code Council (ICC); National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); U.S. Access Board and International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). March 2-4, 2004,
Atlanta, GA,
1-20 p.,
2004
- Keywords
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elevators (lifts)
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emergencies
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fire fighers
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occupants
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evacuation
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codes
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egress
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case histories
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smoke management
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rescue
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training
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machinery
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fire safety
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sprinklers
- Identifiers
- entrapment; life rafts; emergency exits; lessons of the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, November 21, 1980; pictographs; when the rescuers become the victims; development of firefighter's service in elevators; securing the machine room; integrated fire safety in machine rooms; Response Time Index (RTI); unlocking zone; top of car emergency exits; fire fighters warning signal