Reach for the sky
Sam Aloi and Jason Rogers outline the evacuation strategy used in the design of the 88- store Eureka Place Tower in Melbourne, Australia.
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Storage problems
Large, uncompartmented and unsprinklered single-storey warehouses are causing concern in many countries around the world. Ian Gough investigates the statutory requirements that apply in the UK.
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Market price
Ian Gough reports on the challenges that fire crews faced while tackling a supermarket blaze in Northamptonshire in December 2001.
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Facing reality
Mark Harris argues that it is important to differentiate between structurally supported insulated sandwich panel systems that are used as external cladding and self-supporting internal highly combustible systems when assessing risk.
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Mind the gap
Poor installation and maintenance of passive fire protection is putting lives at risk since compartmentation aimed at inhibiting the spread of smoke and fire may be compromised. David Sugden investigates.
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Concrete solutions
Ian Barry argues that tunnel owners, operators and designers should use fire-resistant coatings on concrete tunnel linings to reduce damage from fire.
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Special supplement
Cleanroom protection
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i Recovery position
Robert Barnes and Bruce Swales outline the procedures that semiconductor facilities should have in place to recover from the damage caused by fire.
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ii Liquid measures
A host of safety factors should be considered during the design of process liquid heating systems to prevent fires, explains Alastair Brown.
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iii Atmospheric pressure
With the deadline for implementing the European ATEX Directive fast-approaching, manufacturers of equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres are facing new obligations. Alastair Brown reports.
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iv Wetting the appetite
Plastics that meet fire safety standards now provide semiconductor manufacturers with a number of wet bench construction options, explains David Quadrini.
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v Supply and demand
Heron Peterkin reports on the growing demand to eliminate fire hazards in semiconductor fabrication facilities.
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vi Second thoughts
Gary Alexander outlines the problems that companies face when purchasing used semiconductor and electronic equipment after existing equipment is destroyed by fire.
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vii Safety on approval?
FM Global has developed the latest test and approval standards for products and materials used in semiconductor cleanrooms. Dave Tanaka explains how they work.
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viii Vapour trails
Doug Williams compares the exhaust duct materials that can resist the corrosive vapours present in semiconductor manufacturing processes.
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