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Effective fire safety planning for industrial buildings: a literature review

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dc.contributor.author Athapaththu, AMSU
dc.contributor.author Fernando, NG
dc.contributor.author Dissanayake, DMPP
dc.contributor.editor Sandanayake, YG
dc.contributor.editor Fernando, NG
dc.date.accessioned 2022-06-01T06:14:05Z
dc.date.available 2022-06-01T06:14:05Z
dc.date.issued 2013-06
dc.identifier.citation Athapaththu , A. M. S. U., Fernando , N.G., & Dissanayake, D. M. P. P.(2013 ). Effective fire safety planning for industrial buildings: a literature review .In Y.G. Sandanayake & N.G. Fernando (Eds.), Socio-economic sustainability in construction: practice, policy and research (pp. 193-198). Ceylon Institute of Builders. htps://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2013-Proceedings.pdf en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/18088
dc.description.abstract The lives and health of human beings, the growth and prosperity of organisation, and the increasing need for fire safety are immediate concerns which provide the original momentum for the business continuity of the organisation. Fire safety consideration should form an important part of any new product or technology development to promote sustainable development, and acceptable solutions to acute fire safety concerns must not pose a threat to the long term development. Simply, the fire safety and sustainable development has common interest in making sure that fire safety is achieved in the most sustainable way. However, the direct property damage to the buildings due to ineffective fire safety planning is increasing with the development of industrialisation and urbanisation. This paper therefore aimed to develop a conceptual model for effective fire safety planning for industrial buildings. A comprehensive literature review was used as the research methodology for this paper. Keywords search for fire accidents causes for fire accidents, fire safety planning and industrial buildings were used to search the literature. The literature findings highlighted that many buildings such as factories do not arrange regular drill; therefore the workers discover themselves in an alien situation whenever an emergency situation arises, causing panic, stampede etc. which further escalate the degree of casualty. Further, accidents are caused mainly due to technical failures and human failures where human failures include lack of awareness of the safety precautions required, inadequate expert knowledge and qualifications in accident prevention. Failure to effective planning for fire safety in buildings can hinder the recovery process, whereas recognition of its importance leads to more efficient use of resources in the wake of emergencies en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Ceylon Institute of Builders en_US
dc.relation.uri https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2013-Proceedings.pdf en_US
dc.subject Fire safety en_US
dc.subject Industrial buildings en_US
dc.subject Planning en_US
dc.title Effective fire safety planning for industrial buildings: a literature review en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Building Economics en_US
dc.identifier.year 2013 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 2nd World Construction Symposium en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 193-198 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Socio-economic sustainability in construction: practice, policy and research en_US
dc.identifier.email suranji.athapaththu@gmail.com en_US
dc.identifier.email piumid@uom.lk en_US


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