Evaluation of the Risk of Fire by FRAME method and survey effect of sprinkler system existence, on the level of fire risk in the University hospital in 2016
Irtiqa Imini Pishgiri Masdumiyat (Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention),
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2018),
9 Azar 2018
,
Page 72 - 65
https://doi.org/10.22037/meipm.v6i2.23421
Abstract
Background and Objectives:Beyond being very valuable assets, hospitals are symbols of health and societal well-being. Destruction of a hospital or damage it due to fire may results in a loss of trust by local authorities as well as injuring patients and staff to damages and in result will not provide health care services properly. This study aimed to assess the fire quantifies risk assessment and the effect of the sprinkler system on fire risk.
Materials and Methods: This study, Was Cross-sectional Descriptive Analytical study. At first according to Fire Risk Assessment Method for Engineers (FRAME), fire risk was calculated for 15 hospital wards and then, with the assumption of existence sprinkler system, the effects of fire risk were calculated. Data were analyzed by SPSS 20 software at a significant level of P <0.05 with Wilcoxon test.
Results: In this study, 13/33% of the risk was for buildings (mean=0/57±0/51) 100% risk was for individuals (mean=4/60±2/37) and 53/33% risk was for activities (mean=1/81±1/56) which were greater than 1 (unfavorable). The existence of sprinkler system reduces fire risk by an average of 48/5%. The effect of the sprinkler system on reducing the risk of fire was significant (P <0.05).
Conclusion: In case of installation of the sprinkler system, the amount of fire risk will be reduced to a large extent.
How to cite this article: Aslani AM, Habibi E. Evaluation of the Risk of Fire by FRAME method and survey effect of sprinkler system existence, on the level of fire risk in the University hospital in 2016.Irtiqa Imini Pishgiri Masdumiyat (Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention). 2018; 6(2):65-72
- fire, sprinkler system, risk assessment, hospital
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