Citation

Shin SK, Bae YH, Choi JH. Fire Sci. Eng. 2021; 35(6): 53-60.

Vernacular Title

수평피난안전구역 설치여부에 따른 노인요양병원의 화재위험평가

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering)

DOI

10.7731/KIFSE.3d5eca00

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Long-term care hospitals for the elderly have a high risk of fire. To reduce this risk, the installation of a horizontal refuge area has been stipulated since 2015. However, most hospitals are still at risk due to the lack of retroactive regulations. Therefore, in this study, the efficiency of the horizontal refuge area was analyzed through evacuation safety evaluation using fire and evacuation simulations. As a result of evacuation safety evaluation for the two hospitals, the reduction ratio of evacuation time was 70% (day time) and 77% (night time). In addition, evacuation safety can be secured through the installation of a horizontal refuge area. The results of this study are expected to be used as a basis for preparing retroactive regulations for horizontal refuge areas in long-term care hospitals for the elderly in the future.

Key Words: Long-term care hospital for the elderly, Horizontal refuge area, Fire and evacuation simulation, Evacuation safety evaluation

Language: en