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Applications and References (Source : www.safety-during-fire.com)This area provides
information about relevant buildings which have adopted Low Fire-Hazard cables. The Application
Sheets are organized by families of buildings of high fire hazard because of the critical
escape conditions.
The smart hierarchical organization allows visitors to browse through each family.
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Hospitals and old peoples homes
In these buildings the speed of evacuation is critical. Many of the people
present will need assistance during an evacuation and some activities cannot be interrupted (e.g.
surgical operations).
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Museums and historical buildings
Many of those buildings date back several centuries and are not designed to
enable a quick escape of people in case of fire; moreover they are often crowded. It is also
desirable to protect the historical artefacts /exhibits in case of fire with reduced exposure to
smoke and acidic gases.
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Shopping centres
These buildings are designed to hold large numbers of people who
are not familiar with the building's fire alarms and escape routes, potentially causing delays
during an evacuation.
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Schools and recreational buildings
These buildings are commonly crowded with young people who largely have
little knowledge of fire precautions and fire alarms. Their delayed reactions in a fire could have
huge consequences.
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Metro and tunnels
These buildings are commonly quite crowded with people who are not
familiar with the building's fire alarms and escape routes. The speed of evacuation is critical and
the route to safe areas is commonly very long. These facts make Metro and Tunnels one of the
highest risk environments during fire.
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Railway stations and airports
These buildings are commonly quite crowded with people who are not familiar
with the building's fire alarms and escape routes. Moreover many of the people speak a different
language. These factors could cause confusion and delay in escape.
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Discotheques and nightclubs
These buildings are commonly crowded with young people who largely have
little knowledge of fire precautions and fire alarms. These environments are also very noisy
and this introduces a further disturbance to a quick and safe escape.
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Theatres and cinemas
These buildings are commonly crowded with young people who largely have
little knowledge of fire precautions and fire alarms. The show is catching the attention of people
present delaying their reaction
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Hotels and offices
These buildings are commonly quite crowded of people who are not familiar
with the building's fire alarms and escape routes. Hotels are more risky during night when the
level of attention of occupants is, of course, very low.
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High-rise buildings
In these buildings the speed of evacuation is critical and the route to safe
areas is commonly very long. Cables may be installed in vertical ducts that work like a chimney
distributing smoke and gasses to each floor
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