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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2018.32.3.108

Study on the Status of Fire Safety Management in Elderly Welfare Facilities  

Ko, Wang-Youl (Dept. of Scientific Criminal Investigation, chungnam National Univ.)
Hur, Man-Sung (Dept. of Fire Safety Engineering, Woosong College)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.32, no.3, 2018 , pp. 108-115 More about this Journal
Abstract
Elderly welfare facilities are extremely susceptible to mass casualties in disastrous situations, such as fire, due to the limited physical and mental abilities of their residents. This study examined the status of fire safety management, including the structural problems of elderly welfare facilities, problems of the installation and management of firefighting systems, and problems regarding of fire safety managers. After the Sejong Medical Welfare Facility fire, these problems have been complemented by retrofitting firefighting systems in accordance with the revision of the relevant laws and regulations. On the other hand, the overall status of fire safety management is still insufficient. Therefore, it is important to improve the stability of buildings and firefighting systems as well as fire safety management through additional revision of the relevant laws and regulations.
Keywords
Elderly welfare facility; Fire dafety management; Fire safety manager;
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