- 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 | evacuation | stairways | standards | codes | handicapped | life safety | stairwells | impact | egress | 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