Fire safetyis the set of practices intended to reduce the destruction caused byfire. Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent ignition of an uncontrolled fire, and those that are used to limit the development and effects of a fire after it starts.Fire protectionis the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of potentiallydestructive fires.It involves the study of the behaviour,compartmentalisation, suppression and investigation offireand its related emergencies, as well as the research and development, production, testing and application of mitigatingsystems. In structures, be they land-based, offshore or even ships, the owners and operators are responsible to maintain their facilities in accordance with a design-basis that is rooted in laws, including the localbuilding codeand fire code, which are enforced by theAuthority Having Jurisdiction.+ Read More