SMOKE HAZARD MANAGEMENT IN QUEENSLAND HOSPITALS – A CASE STUDY

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SMOKE HAZARD MANAGEMENT IN QUEENSLAND HOSPITALS – A CASE STUDY

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A fire in a large hospital can be not only mean a loss of infrastructure, but can be devastating in terms of the human loss, claiming the lives of many patients and staff. Smoke can be a major contributor to loss of life a building fire, and as such smoke control plays an important part in maintaining occupant safety in a fire. This is nowhere more important than in a hospital, where patients may be dependent upon staff to evacuate, or undergoing medical procedures that cannot be quickly term...

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Doctoral

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2013

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http://hdl.handle.net/10092/14693

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