Publication: Building Code Checklist for Fire Safety
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2023-09-14
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2023-09-14
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Urban fire risk is a global problem - one that can be heightened during periods of rapid urban development. Inadequacies in urban planning, infrastructure and construction practices related to fire prevention and mitigation significantly increase the potential for fire ignition, fire spread, and potential conflagration. This checklist aims to facilitate a robust approach to reviewing fire safety provisions in building and/or fire regulations by providing a discussion of fundamental fire safety components of building and/or fire regulations, a systematic approach to review fire safety provisions in regulations.
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“World Bank. 2023. Building Code Checklist for Fire Safety. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/40352 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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