Evacuation in Complex Environments - Industrial Fire Journal

Fourth International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, March 17-19, 2010
CONCLUSIONS
The main conclusions of the present study are:
- In complex environments it is necessary to use well designed fire alarms in order to reach all
persons with proper information. If possible the fire alarm should be a spoken message.
- Signage indicating escape routes must be clearly visible even if the light in the environment is
poor or uses a special colour.
- Persons working in complex environments must be subjected to repeatedly evacuation
exercises so they become with the familiarity with the situation. A fire in a complex
environment is usually regarded more hazardous than others due to the complexity.
- The combination of exercises (experiments) and modelling is necessary for having a full
understanding of the difficulties during a fire in a tunnel during construction.
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