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http://www.astm.org |
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American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) international is an open forum for the development of high quality, market-relevant international standards used around the globe.
ASTM has established a special Subcommittee whose mission is to develop and maintain standards for high-rise building external, multiple-occupant evacuation devices. |
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http://www.nfpa.org |
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National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
The NFPA codes are in amendment process, and the next edition of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and NFPA 500 Building Construction and Safety Code will include recognition of the high-rise building external evacuation devices.
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http://wtc.nist.gov/ |
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the World Trade Center (WTC) - This dedicated Web site will be updated regularly to keep the public, the news media, and all other interested parties current on NIST's efforts to carry out the World Trade Center response plan. |
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http://www.sii.org.il/siisite.nsf/EngHomePage?OpenForm |
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The Standards Institution of Israel (SII) is Israel's official body for the preparation and publication of Israeli standards. SII is working with Escape throughout the process of developing the Escape System, to ensure the system will meet consensus safety standards. SII participates in the standardization process, led by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) in the US. |
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| Address: |
http://www.emporis.com/en |
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The Emporis database on the building and real estate industry provides worldwide, building-related information, with a focus on high-rise buildings (12 floors and above). |
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| Address: |
http://www.doublexit.com |
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DOUBLEXIT also provides a solution for external, emergency evacuation from high-rise buildings. This solution is personal oriented, based on controlled descent of a person bounded to a cable. |
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http://www.spiderrescue.com |
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SPIDER also provides a solution for external, emergency evacuation from high-rise buildings. This solution is personal oriented, based on controlled descent of a person bounded to a cable. |
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