Incorporating Resiliency Concepts into NFPA Codes and Standards

• Main Author: Dungan, Kenneth W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Fire,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Civil engineering.; Civil Engineering.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.

This brief addresses the contextual definition of resilience, explains the existing resiliency frameworks developed by Federal Agencies, and emphasizes the risk informed approach to applying resiliency concepts to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) documents. In an effort to assess and furt...