CONCEPTS FOR FIRE PROTECTION OF PASSENGER RAIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

Recent advances in passenger rail transportation, fire test methods, and hazard analysis necessitate re-examination of requirements for fire safety. The strengths and weaknesses of current methods for measuring the fire performance of rail transportation systems are evaluated. A systems approach to fire safety which addresses typical passenger train fire scenario is analyzed. A rationale is presented for the direction in which most fire science-oriented organizations in the world are clearly headed - the use of fire hazard and fire risk assessment methods supported by measurement methods based on heat release rate.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB95-162046 and PB95-180774. Pub. in Fire and Materials, v19 p71-87 1995.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute of Standards and Technology

  Fire Science Division
  Gaithersburg, MD  United States  20760
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fire prevention; Fires; Passenger transportation; Protection; Railroad transportation; Risk assessment; Safety
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00720928
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 8 1996 12:00AM