WHAT IS FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING? THE NEW APPROACH.
Past 10 to 15 years has seen a dramatic increase in fundamental scientific understanding of how fire, and people subjected to fire, behave.
Change in understanding of fire from,
historical/ empirical ? scientific/predictive perspective.
This change has manifested itself in a move towards PERFORMANCE BASED BUILDING.
These specify objectives and performance levels rather than pre-determined solutions.
Role of Fire Safety Engineer to find solutions.