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CONTENTS

Introduction

OPENING SESSION

Welcoming address by F. BODEN, Ministre de I1Education Nationale du Grand Duche de Luxembourg

Openinq address by F. BRAUN, Director-General for Internal Market and Industrial Affairs, Commission of the European Communities Address by the president of the European Association of Professional Brigade Officers J.M. DELESDERRIER

PRELIMINARY THEME - FIRE SERVICES

The organization of fire brigades - Their capabilities and limitations K. SEEGERER, Oberbranddirektor-, Munich Fire Service 12 Priorities in G. CLARKE, CBE FIFire, Hampshire Fire Brigade 21 Priorities in prevention C. DIRMER, Civil Security Directorate, Ministry of the Interior, Paris 37

THEME I - COSTS AND BENEFITS OF Part 1

Opening remarks by the session chairman CD. WOODWARD 50 The cost of fire P. DE MOULINS-BEAUFORT, French National Fire Prevention and Protection Centre, Paris 51

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Fire risk analysis and costs and benefits of fire prevention A. GRABER, Department of the CCS (Construction and Safety Control) Branch of the Bureau VERITAS, Levallois-Perret 59

The importance of structural fire prevention measures A.E. BAMERT, Fire Prevention Service, Zurich 69 Costs and benefits of fire protection - Contribution of building contents D. BURNS, Institute for Industrial Research and Standards, Dublin 86

Fire detection - The first stage in firefighting F. HEMME, Siemens AG, Munich 94

Costs and benefits of automatic sprinkler systems R.A. YOUNG, Fire Offices Committee, London 99 Automatic firefighting systems: gaseous and powder systems A.E. DRINKWATER, The Walter Kidde Company Ltd, Northolt, on behalf of EUROFEU 103

THEME I - Part 2

Firefighting by people in the buildings H. ARESU'DE SEUI, ANPI (National Fire Protection Association), Louvain-la-Neuve 110

Escape from fire H.L. MALHOTRA, Fire Protection Consultant, Radlett, Herts 115

Salvage operations during the intervention G. KARRAN, West Yorkshire Fire Service 126 Salvage after fire, corrosion and reconditioning of buildings A. WEISS, Winterthur Versicherungen, Munich 132

Insurance and fire protection E.C. WESSELS, Technical Bureau for Loss Prevention, Baarn 140

Legislation and control P. CANOVAN, Home Office, , London 147 Precautions against arson CD. WOODWARD, British Fire Protection Association, London 154 IX

THEME II - SIMILARITIES OF FIRE PROTECTION IN BUILDINGS Part 1

Introduction by the session chairman J. WITTEVEEN 163 The fundamentals of fire protection D. STEINHOFF, Advisor to the Senator for Construction and Housing, Berlin 165 X Design requirements for buildings G. FERENCZY, Socotec Export Division, Montigny-le-Bretonneux 172 Requirements for building elements, materials and contents E. PEDERSEN, Danish Fire Protection Association, BirkereSd 184 Fire development modelling P.H. THOMAS, Fire Research Station, Borehamwood 187 Testing and classification of the resistance to fire of building components P. VANDEVELDE, Rijksuniversiteit Gent 201 Safety concepts - European fire engineering M. KERSKEN-BRADLEY, Institut fur Bautechnik, Berlin 213 Concrete and masonry structures K. KORDINA, Institut fur Baustoffe, Technische Universitat Braunschweig 223 Steel structures M. LAW, Ove Arup Partnership, London 234 The fire resistance of timber structures E. SAUVAGE, Timber Industry Technical Centre, Brussels 243 The fire performance of timber-frame multiple-occupation buildings - Existing examples M. AYMARD, Fire and Emergency Services, Hautes-Alpes Department, Gap 245

THEME II - Part 2

Report on a comparative study on reaction-to-fire tests in the EC G. BLACHERE, AUXIRBAT, Paris 252 Toxic hazards in fire C. HERPOL, Rijksuniversiteit Gent 261 Wood products G.S. HALL, TRADA (Timber Research & Development Association), Bucks 277 Textiles and flooring materials L. BENISEK, International Wool Secretariat, Development Centre, Ilkley 287

Mineral boards G. NEUHAUSER, Gebr. Knauf Westdeutsche Gipswerke. Iphofen 295

Mineral fibres J.P. LEROY, Isover Saint-Gobain, Rantigny 308

Plastic foams J. TROITZSCH, Dr. Troitzsch Brandschutz Service, Wiesbaden 322 in buildings: the behaviour of rigid plastic products U. FLISI, Montepolimeri C.S.I., Boll ate (Mi) 326 The contents and the buildings J. FISHBEIN and H. CREYF, EUROPUR (European Association of Flexible Foam Blocks Manufacturers), London 337 Means of fire protection in buildings: sprinklers, CO-, halons - Study of similarities H. BINEAU, Centre National de Prevention et de Protection, Paris 342 Smoke and heat extractors S. HALPAAP, Bayer AG, Leverkusen 350 Fire detection systems F. DE COSTER, EURALARM, Erps-Kwerps 369

THEME III - INNOVATIONS

Innovation in fire protection techniques - Electronic systems for fire detection, alarm, fighting A.A.M. BORREMANS, Siemens Nederland N.V., The Hague 374 New intervention techniques R.C. PARAMOR, Essex County Fire Brigade, Brentwood 383 Protective clothing for firefighting personnel C.H.M. HAVER, Velsen Fire Service 390 Summary by the session chairman J.M. DELESDERRIER 400 XI

SUMMARIES OF THE WORKSHOPS

1 - Economics 404 2 - Tests and classification 410 3 - Regulations 415 4 - Problems of fire services 419

CLOSING SPEECH by D. VERDIANI, Director, Directorate-General "Internal Market and Industrial Affairs", Commission of the European Communities 430

ZUSAMMENFASSUNGEN DER VORTRAEGE 435

RESUMES DES EXPOSES 537

List of participants 639

Index of authors 661