People live in the presence of hazards every day. The recognition of hazards and the perception of their importance is a result of behavioral tendencies and acquired knowledge. Many true hazards go unnoticed, while other situations are labeled falsely as hazards. This project attempted to assess the perception of lay persons to potential hazards within the built environment and to compare the findings with those of building inspectors.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Johann, Matthew Alan
• Mungovan, Daniel J.

Subject

• Security
• Infrastructure
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00D123I

Keyword

• Fire prevention
• Fire protection engineering
• Risk management

Advisor

• Fitzgerald, Robert W.

Year

• 2000

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright