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A Study on Effective Fire Countermeasures for Facilities for the Elderly and Children

노유자시설의 효율적인 화재 대응방안에 관한 연구

  • Hwang, Euy-Hong (Dept. of Equipment System.Fire Protection Engineering, Gachon Univ.) ;
  • Choi, Han-Bit (Dept. of Equipment System.Fire Protection Engineering, Gachon Univ.) ;
  • Choi, Doon-Mook (Dept. of Equipment System.Fire Protection Engineering, Gachon Univ.)
  • 황의홍 (가천대학교 설비.소방공학과 대학원) ;
  • 최한빛 (가천대학교 설비.소방공학과 대학원) ;
  • 최돈묵 (가천대학교 설비.소방공학과)
  • Received : 2020.05.27
  • Accepted : 2020.06.29
  • Published : 2020.08.31

Abstract

With the development of the national industry, the importance of the elderly and children such as the elderly, disabled, and children is recognized. Similarly, the number of facilities for the elderly and children is increasing. Fires at facilities for the elderly and children cause heavy casualties. In response to these events, it is essential to activate fire alarms promptly and accurately and to secure evacuation routes. In this study, the laws and statistics related to facilities for elderly and children were reviewed, and problems with legal terms-such as elderly, children, others, unwanted alarm of fire alarm systems, blind spots of fire compartment standards, securing evacuation routes, and absence of standards for life safety rescue organizations-were identified. As an improvement measure, the legal definitions of similar terms-such as elderly, children, unwanted alarm checklist, and establishment of standards for fire prevention compartment-and introduction of other terms-evacuation elevators, the establishment of standards for life-safety rescue organizations, and provision of flame retardation objects for evacuees-were proposed.

국가 산업의 발달에 따라 노인, 장애인, 아동 등 노유자에 대한 중요성이 인식되고 있고, 노유자시설의 수도 증가하고 있다. 노유자시설에서 발생하는 화재는 막대한 인명피해를 야기한다. 이를 대응하기 위해서는 신속·정확한 경보와 피난경로의 확보가 중요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 노유자시설 관련 법령과 통계자료를 검토하고, 노유자 등의 법적용어의 상이, 경보설비의 비화재보 문제, 방화구획기준의 사각지대, 피난경로 확보문제, 인명안전구조기구의 기준부재의 문제점을 확인하였다. 개선방안으로 노유자 등의 유사용어에 대한 법적정의 정리, 비화재보 점검체크리스트 제안, 방화구획 관련기준 제정, 피난용 승강기의 도입, 인명안전구조기구 기준 제정 및 대피자용 방염물품비치를 제안하였다.

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