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Emma Potter

New fire prevention manual

The new fire prevention manual, now in its fifth edition, collects in a single organic and systematic text the fire prevention provisions applicable to the activities at risk of fire, providing the necessary insights for the cases for which it is often difficult to identify the identification of the Solution, and also develops the application of the fire prevention code which is based on new design tools, more versatile and internationally recognized, capable of reaching more effective technical solutions. The work contains the result of a long professional experience in the field of fire prevention and in the verification of the safety conditions of the activities at risk of fire, and is aimed at professionals who methodically operate in the fire prevention sector and also to those who are They occasionally compare with security problems. The manual therefore constitutes an indispensable reference support for fire -fighting professionals who, in the design activity, increasingly feel the need to have organic information relating to the technical aspects of fire safety and administrative procedures. In relation to the needs of uniformity in the assessments, the manual allows them to be in charge of the checks, the deepening of specific issues of the technical provisions of fire safety, which are often very complex and which require, for their solution, studies, insights and specific knowledge in the sector of the firefighter.Claudio Giacalone, graduated in civil engineering and in engineering for the safety of work and the environment, is a manager of the National Fire Brigade. He currently performs the function of commander of the Como firefighters. He was a member of the special Integrated Supervisory Commission Expo, which evaluated the safety of the Expo Milano 2015 exhibition pavilions. It was a member of the working group that prepared the vertical technical rule on public entertainment and entertainment activities