An Update Guide for HAZARD I Version 1.2

Published

May 1, 1994

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Walter W. Jones, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke, Richard W. Bukowski, J H. Klote

Abstract

A method for quantifying the hazards to occupants of buildings from fires, and the relative contribution of specific products (e.g., furniture, wire insulation) to those hazards is presented. This method,called HAZARD I, combines expert judgment and calculations to estimate the consequences of a specified fire. These procedures involve four steps: 1) defining the context, 2) defining the scenario, 3) calculating the hazard, and 4) evaluating the consequences. Steps 1, 2, and 4 are largely judgmental and depend on the expertise of the user. Step 3, which involves use of the extensive computer software, requires considerable expertise in fire safety practice. The heart of HAZARD I is a sequence of computer software procedures which calculate the development of hazardous conditions over time, calculate the time needed by building occupants to escape under those conditions, and estimate the resulting loss of life based on assumed occupant behavior and tenability criteria. This report describes the theory and use of the latest update to the software implementing the hazard methodology. It is intended to supplement an existing Technical Reference Guide and Software User's Guide for Version 1.1 of the methodology, NIST Handbook 146. As such, it does not replace the existing documents.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 5410

Report Number

5410

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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Keywords

Computer models, computer programs, evacutaion, fire models, fire research, hazard assessment, human behavior, toxicity

Citation

Peacock, R. , Jones, W. , Forney, G. , Reneke, P. , Bukowski, R. and Klote, J. (1994), An Update Guide for HAZARD I Version 1.2, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=915052 (Accessed April 18, 2024)