1. Different types of fire safety regulations

In terms of fire safety, the physico-chemical phenomena to be considered are :

• fire development,

• the spread of effluents,

• the response of active protection systems,

• emergency services,

• the behavior of construction elements,

• the movement of people,

• the effects of effluents on people (toxic, thermal, visibility, traumatic, stress),

• effects of fire on property/equipment/environment,

  plus aspects of human behavior (individual response, gregarious behavior, etc.).

The aim of prevention is either to contain fire and its effects below the criticality...