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Globalization of trade and elimination of trade barriers indicate the need for performance-based regulations supported by fire safety engineering methods. These new fire safety engineering methods are presently being constrained by existing regulations, and thus the regulatory "system" needs to be changed. Changes will be needed by those who develop codes to deal with such issues as the levels of safety. The fire safety engineering qualifications for stakeholders and regulators will need to be upgraded, and they will have to be prepared to be licensed to practice. Other measures are outlined for all parties involved to ensure that fire safety engineering methods become the basis for performance-based codes.

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Changing the Regulatory System To Accept Fire Safety Engineering Methods

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