Avaliação de risco potencial de incêndio em edificações públicas e tombadas de Campina Grande - PB.

Abstract

Fire safety is one of the basic aspects of security in a building, which seeks to minimize the impacts, in the event of an accident, on those who occupy the building and on those that are within their area of influence. However, this is an area that usually receives attention only when a risk situation materializes. Thus, in buildings which already exist and which were built prior to the existing standards of fire safety, the process of adaptation to the current requirements to reduce its vulnerability is, in the majority of cases, a work that receives little or no priority, even more so when it comes to the public administration. Thus, this work seeks to evaluate the potential fire risk in public buildings and/or buildings located in the city of Campina Grande - PB aiming to increase safety based on suggested adaptations after the evaluation. The study area of this work are public and historical buildings, which are located in the central region of the city. The methodology used includes the characterization of the study area, the survey of the current conditions of the buildings, from on-site visits and the risk classification for each of them. The results showed nonconformities mainly regarding the exits and the absence of security signage and emergency lighting in the buildings. Also, from the analyzed parameters, adaptations were proposed based on the basic requirements of NT 016/2018 and the order nº 366 of 2018 of Iphan. At the end of the research it was possible to verify the relevance of the norms used and the applicability of what is required by them that, in addition to providing solutions to the problems encountered, the required adaptations still seek to guarantee the physical integrity of the buildings, their occupants, their assets, without interfering with the historical and cultural role they represent.