Title A Checklist and Manual Developed to Review Fire Safety Facilities' Compliance with Fire Safety Requirements for Apartment Buildings
Authors Jeong, Soo-jin ; Park, Yoo-na ; Kim, Jae-jun
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.6106/KJCEM.2018.19.6.094
Page pp.94-102
ISSN 2005-6095
Keywords Apartment Buildings ; Fire Safety Requirements ; Fire Safety Facilities
Abstract Recently, there is a growing need to review compliance with legal requirements to ensure fire safety as the number of fires caused by noncompliant fire safety facilities in high-rise buildings has increased. While there are a large number of apartment buildings in Korea, there is a lack of review on fire safety facilities' compliance with fire safety requirements. The reason for this lack of review despite apartment buildings causing deaths due to their structural features in the event of a fire, lies in the misinterpretation of legal provisions as the Building Act and the Fire Services Act are mixed up; a final inspection when fire safety facilities are unnecessarily installed or missing could result in significant losses in terms of finances and time. Therefore, this study developed a checklist that makes it possible to review mixed-up legal requirements for fire safety facilities simultaneously, and examined the importance and current level of each item through IPA (Importance Performance Analysis). Based on these results, this study intends to develop a manual that considers its applicability to construction practices and contribute to reducing construction companies' fire safety inspection risks