ANALYSIS OF FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

Abstract

Formulation of the problem. The strategy of effective fire prevention must be based on the goals and objectives of creating a safety-oriented environment and minimising the consequences in the event of an emergency.
There are many techniques or approaches to both qualitative and quantitative fire risk analysis. Each technique requires individual study and analysis of its compliance with the intended goals, since there are no completely safe alternatives available to individuals or organizations, just as there is no equipment that is completely reliable or completely protected from improper use. The issue of a detailed study and improvement of fire risk assessment methodology to ensure the proper level of fire protection and minimise individual and social risks for people is urgent.
The purpose of the study. Justification of the need to improve the fire risk assessment process the in the complex of fire safety engineering. The objectives of the study. Analysis of fire risk assessment methods in Ukraine, the countries of
America and the EU and the identification of their imperfections in the scenarios of fire development, the time of the start of evacuation, as a component of the assessment of individual and social risks in the complex of fire safety engineering.
Methods. Statistical, analytical and deterministic research methods.
Research results. As a result of the analysis, the need for a more thorough approach to the selection of possible fire scenarios for co-working spaces was established and the imperfection of the domestic methodology for calculating the
time of the start of evacuation was revealed, which can have a significant impact on the final calculation of individual and social risks in the fire safety engineering complex.
Conclusions. The following is proposed to improve the fire safety engineering process: 1) development of a methodology for selecting the necessary fire development scenarios that will meet fire safety parameters;
2) improvement of the methodology for calculating the total time of the evacuation of people, taking into consideration the time of its start.