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Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Industrial Fire Protection
an Alternative to Prescriptive Codes by Thomas F Barry, P.E.

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SFPE Fire Protection Engineering Magazine

This book is a definite necessity for every practicing fire safety and fire protection professional. The author has examined and explained the sometimes complicated procedures with excellent examples and outstanding graphics, which will benefit both the novice and the practitioner.

Dr. John L. Bryan
Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland

The book "Risk Informed Performance Based Industrial Fire Protection" is an excellent reference framework for anybody who is concerned with fire risk and decision making.  Most valuable is that the book offers practical techniques that can readily be adopted. During one of our projects we compared, for example, the performance of several fire protection systems for a specific application off shore.  This, based upon an expert methodology presented in the book which was successfully received by our customer.

Where a lot of fire risk analysis books fail short, Tom seems to succeed : the book not only bridges the gap between finances and engineering...but also between risk experts and consulting engineers. Don't expect any high level terminology but rather a down to earth and comprehensive reference work from a professional who has been around for quite a long time. 

Ralf Bruyninckx
Managing Director FPC Interactive
rbruyninckx@fpc.be
www.fpc.be
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Antwerpen, Belgium

Incorporating risk-informed methods and risk-based decision making is necessary for the success of performance-based fire safety.  Tom Barry, in his book, describes the risk assessment process in detail from establishing risk tolerance criteria to performing cost/benefit analysis of fire risk reduction alternatives.  This is an excellent reference and educational tool, and I highly recommend it.

Ken Dungan, P.E.
Risk Technologies, LLC
Fellow and Past President of SFPE

I would like to take the opportunity to compliment you on the publication of your book. I, along with a number of my colleagues within the Department of Energy Headquarters Safety and Health Office, have reviewed it and consider it an excellent resource on the theory and application of risk-informed, performance-based fire safety decision making.  The information and techniques contained in it will be of considerable use to us in the future.

 

In this era of constrained budgets and increased cost-consciousness, informed rational alternatives to the rigid application of codes and standards are essential.  The methods delineated in your book will provide us with effective tools to implement designs for our facilities that will achieve adequate safety margins while assuring the efficient use of our limited resources.

 

I will look forward to providing you with feedback as to how we have successfully utilized your concepts within the DOE fire protection community.

 

Sincerely,

 

Dennis J. Kubicki, P.E.

Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Office of Environment, Safety and Health

U.S. Department of Energy

  Based on his deep knowledge of and vast practical experience in applying quantitative techniques for the analysis of and solution of industrial fire protection hazards and risks, Tom Barry has developed a book that is a “must have” for anyone with an interest in applying fire risk assessment techniques that have been successfully applied in the aerospace, nuclear, chemical, oil, gas, power, hazardous waste, and other high risk production operations. The book, in-of-itself, will not make you an expert in risk-informed, performance-based fire protection.  Rather, it provides in-depth and step-by-step instruction on how to apply quantitative methods to analyze, communicate, and make informed decisions about industrial fire risks.  In addition to providing an introduction to quantitative methods for those who may not have been previously exposed to such techniques, the book also provides in-depth education on the effective application of risk-informed, performance-based methods for those with prior training, knowledge, and experience in quantitative fire protection and risk assessment.  Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Industrial Fire Protection is a major step beyond previous guides, standards, and similar texts on performance-based fire protection. 

Wayne Holmes, P.E.
Vice President, HSB Professional Loss Control

'Risk-Informed' fire protection evaluation has provided a valuable supplemental tool to our Fire Safety Program. We have some unique processes and operations which sometimes require innovative approaches to meet our fire risk tolerance objectives.  The steps and methods in the book Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Industrial Fire Protection, have been successfully applied to solvent extraction processes, hydrogen hazards, and waste-handling operations. Our Industrial Safety Department, Fire Protection, Integrated Safety Analysis team, and Engineering all have their own copy.  This is an excellent how-to and reference book, and I highly recommend it.

Joseph Chew
Fire Protection Specialist
Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

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