The Assumptions Trap: Implications for Fire Safety Engineers, presented by Ayyappa Thejus Mohan.
Автор: SFPE UQ StudentChapter
Загружено: 2025-09-30
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Fire safety engineers often rely on data presented in fire safety codes and guidance documents without critically examining the underlying assumptions or assessing their appropriateness to modern building contexts. This common oversight is referred to as the “assumptions trap”. Given its implications for delivering fire-safe buildings, it is essential for fire safety engineers to develop a critical mindset. However, the pathway to developing such a mindset remains unclear. This presentation argues that one way to minimise the risk of falling into the assumptions trap is by justifying design rationale through a more conscious and explicit articulation of the thinking process. To support this, the presentation introduces a tool that represents the human thought process and applies it to examine the appropriateness of typical input parameters found in Data Sheet B2 of the Australian Fire Safety Verification Method (FSVM). The findings suggest that the blind application of late 20th century data to modern buildings entails a risk of falling into the assumptions trap. To reduce this risk, fire safety engineers must acknowledge the evolving context of fire safety, challenge assumptions, and select data that is appropriate to the problem at hand.
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