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UNINA9910143511503321 |
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Titolo |
Evaluation of fire safety [[electronic resource] /] / D. Rasbash ... [et al.] |
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Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley, c2004 |
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0-470-02008-3 |
1-280-27483-2 |
9786610274833 |
1-61344-918-6 |
0-470-02007-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (497 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Fire protection engineering |
Fire prevention |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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EVALUATION OF FIRE SAFETY; CONTENTS; Preface; PART I STRUCTURE OF THE FIRE PROBLEM; 1 The place of fire safety in the community; 2 The fire safety system; 3 Review of some major fire & explosion disasters; 4 Requirements from public and private authorities for fire safety; PART II QUANTIFYING FIRE SAFETY; 5 Physical data; 6 Sources of statistical data; 7 Occurrence and growth of fire; 8 Life loss; 9 Property damage; 10 Performance of fire safety measures; PART III METHODS OF MEASURING FIRE SAFETY; 11 Deterministic fire safety modeling; 12 Model Validation; 13 Point systems – a single index |
14 Logic trees15 Stochastic fire risk modeling; 16 Fire safety concepts tree and derivative approaches; 17 Fire safety assessment in the process industries; Index; |
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Fire safety is a major concern in many industries, particularly as there have been significant increases in recent years in the quantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport. Plants are becoming larger and are often situated in or close to densely populated |
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areas, and the hazards are continually highlighted with incidents such as the fires and explosions at the Piper Alpha oil and gas platform, and the Enschede firework factory. |
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UNINA9910781205003321 |
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Autore |
Revans Reginald W. <1907-2003., > |
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ABC of action learning / / Reg Revans |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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1-351-96133-0 |
1-315-26353-X |
1-283-15823-X |
9786613158239 |
1-4094-2704-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (154 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Organizational learning |
Active learning |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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"A Gower Book"--cover. |
First published 2011 by Gower Publishing. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Editor's Note; 1 The Characteristic Assumptions of Action Learning; 2 Essential Logistics; 3 The Characteristics of the Manager; 4 The Influence of Top Management; 5 The Philosophy of Action Learning; 6 What Action Learning is Not; 7 Some Experiences of Launching Action Learning; 8 The Enterprise as a Learning System; 9 Annotated Bibliography; 10 Further Information; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Reg Revans based his theories of Action Learning on 30 years of work and observation.This revised and updated reissue of the definitive text, ABC of Action Learning, is a clear, easily-read primer for anyone wishing to learn about and apply his methods. It offers a succinct, practical guide to integrating action learning into every-day situations, and enhancing the practical and managerial skills of the workforce. |
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