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Table 9 Presentation messages during the attenuation activity

From: Information presentation method for teleoperated robots to support the multifaceted understanding of fire sites

Evaluation items

Presentation messages

Wind direction

Wind direction

Type of leak materials

Type of leak materials

Is the leaking material a flammable gas or a toxic gas?

Leak concentration

Leak concentration

Is the gas concentration at the leak location close to 100% LEL?

Is the gas concentration at the leak location less than the allowable concentration?

Leak area

Leak area

From which location is the gas leak occurring?

What area is the gas leaking?

What is the distribution of the gas concentration?

Environmental conditions of the leak area

Surrounding conditions of the leaking area (T)

Is there a furnace that can be an ignition source?

Are there any equipment that can generate static electricity?

Type of water discharge

Type of water discharge

Building entrance

Where are the entrances of the building?

Is there an emergency entrance?

Is there an opening larger than a circle with a diameter of at least one meter?

Are there any openings larger than 0.75 m × 1.2 m?

Distance and position from the command headquarters

Distance and position from the command headquarters

Can the attenuation activity be confirmed from the command center?

Activities after the concentration reduction

Activities after the concentration reduction

Is the location of the department capable of securing a flow line that allows valve closure activities to be conducted?

Are the locations of the robots and hoses not in the way of the activities of the following units?

Is the position of the department designed to simplify the removal of the robot?