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Developing Key Fire Safety Indicators for Retail Buildings – Using a Multi Attribute Decision Making Method with a Hierarchical Approach

Olsson, Anders LU (2019) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBRM10 20182
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Abstract
In order to develop indicators measuring the most important aspects of fire safety, the initial approach undertaken was to identify the fire safety components that have the largest importance to a building’s overall fire safety, and to let these components form the basis for the indicator development. Through the use of a Multi Attribute Decision Making (MADM) methodology with a hierarchical approach, the most important components in relation to a building’s overall fire safety were identified. The indicators were developed using a reasoning approach due to the lack of established documented strategies for indicator development. The most important features of each component were identified through a literature review, and were considered... (More)
In order to develop indicators measuring the most important aspects of fire safety, the initial approach undertaken was to identify the fire safety components that have the largest importance to a building’s overall fire safety, and to let these components form the basis for the indicator development. Through the use of a Multi Attribute Decision Making (MADM) methodology with a hierarchical approach, the most important components in relation to a building’s overall fire safety were identified. The indicators were developed using a reasoning approach due to the lack of established documented strategies for indicator development. The most important features of each component were identified through a literature review, and were considered to be suitable features to form the basis for meaningful indicators within the area of fire safety. Based on the three components of sprinkler system, detection system, and personnel, a total of seven indicators were developed. The developed fire safety systems indicators were: sprinkler activations per building area, summarised grade for sprinkler system features, detector activations per building area, and summarised grade for detection system features. The personnel component rendered three components: number of personnel per building area, personnel per customer, and weighted number of fire safety training sessions. (Less)
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author
Olsson, Anders LU
supervisor
organization
course
VBRM10 20182
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
KPI, Key Performance Indicators, Fire Safety Indicators, Risk Indicators, Risk Analysis, Risk Management Process, Risk Monitoring, Fire Risk Level, Multi Attribute Decision Making, MADM, Hierarchical Approach
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB
report number
5582
other publication id
LUTVDG/TVBB--5582--SE
language
English
id
8967481
date added to LUP
2019-01-23 20:59:43
date last changed
2019-01-31 07:42:51
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  abstract     = {{In order to develop indicators measuring the most important aspects of fire safety, the initial approach undertaken was to identify the fire safety components that have the largest importance to a building’s overall fire safety, and to let these components form the basis for the indicator development. Through the use of a Multi Attribute Decision Making (MADM) methodology with a hierarchical approach, the most important components in relation to a building’s overall fire safety were identified. The indicators were developed using a reasoning approach due to the lack of established documented strategies for indicator development. The most important features of each component were identified through a literature review, and were considered to be suitable features to form the basis for meaningful indicators within the area of fire safety. Based on the three components of sprinkler system, detection system, and personnel, a total of seven indicators were developed. The developed fire safety systems indicators were: sprinkler activations per building area, summarised grade for sprinkler system features, detector activations per building area, and summarised grade for detection system features. The personnel component rendered three components: number of personnel per building area, personnel per customer, and weighted number of fire safety training sessions.}},
  author       = {{Olsson, Anders}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB}},
  title        = {{Developing Key Fire Safety Indicators for Retail Buildings – Using a Multi Attribute Decision Making Method with a Hierarchical Approach}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}