TY  - JOUR
AB  - The majority of the population in Hong Kong live in multi‐storey high‐rise buildings. The safety conditions of these buildings are a major concern of the Government and the public. Fire safety is one of the major concerns especially after several large fire tragedies in the past few years. The Hong Kong Government has introduced a mandatory safety assurance requirement which is called the “Building Safety Inspection Scheme”. Under this scheme, building owners are required to appoint appropriate building professionals to assess the safety level of their buildings and to recommend appropriate actions. One of the major aspects relates to the fire safety. In order to ensure uniform standards and easy administration, the Hong Kong Government intends to publish a Code of Practice on the assessment for use by building professionals. This paper proposes a fire safety assurance approach including the fire safety assessment method which may form the basis of the Code of Practice.
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
SN  - 0263-080X
DO  - 10.1108/02630809810243220
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02630809810243220
AU  - Ming Lo Siu
PY  - 1998
Y1  - 1998/01/01
TI  - A building safety inspection system for fire safety issues in existing buildings
T2  - Structural Survey
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 209
EP  - 217
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -