Toward the Characterization of Building Occupancies for Fire Safety Engineering: Prevalence, Type, and Mobility of Disabled People
Tóm tắt
This paper is the first in a series of four that collectively provide a substantial body of knowledge on the egress capabilities of disabled people who frequent public-assembly buildings. Here, the results are given of an analysis of survey data estimating the numbers and types of disabled people who are mobile beyond their own homes, the degree of assistance they require, the percentage of the total mobile population they constitute, and the extent to which they are involved in sports and leisure pursuits. This information can be used to derive working estimates of the prevalence and nature of disability among building populations when characterizing building occupancies, a prerequisite to fire engineering.
Tài liệu tham khảo
British Standards Institution, Draft British Standard Code of Practice, BS DD240 “Fire Safety Engineering in Buildings Part 1: Application of Fire Safety Engineering Principles,” British Standards Institution, 1997.
Private Communication, International Standards Organization Technical Committee TC/92/SC4/W1-W5, 1995.
Shields T. J., Dunlop, K. E., Silcock, G. W. H., “Escape of Disabled People from Fire: A Measurement and Classification of Capability for Assessing Escape Risk,” Building Research Establishment, London, 1996.
Boyce, K. E., “Egress Capabilities of People with Disabilities,” D Phil Thesis, University of Ulster, December 1996.
OPCS Surveys of Disability in Great Britain Report 1: “The Prevalence of Disability Among Adults,” HMSO, London 1988.
OPCS Surveys of Disability in Great Britain Report 2: “The Prevalence of Disability Among Children,” HMSO, London 1988.
OPCS Surveys of Disability in Great Britain Report 4: “Disabled Adults, Services, Transport and Employment,” HMSO, London 1989.
OPCS Surveys of Disability in Great Britain Report 6: “Disabled Children: Services, Transport and Education,” HMSO, London 1989.
McCoy D, Smith M, PPRU Surveys of Disability Report 1, “The Prevalence of Disability Among Adults in Northern Ireland, Policy Planning and Research Unit,” Social Policy Branch, N. Ireland, 1992.
Smith, Robinson, Duffy, PPRU Surveys of Disability Report 2, “The Prevalence of Disability Among Children in Northern Ireland,” Policy Planning and Research Unit, Social Policy Branch, N. Ireland, 1992.
Duffy B., PPRU Surveys of Disability Report 3, “Disabled Adults in Northern Ireland: Services and Transport,” Policy Planning and Research Unit, Social Policy Branch, N. Ireland, 1995.
Duffy B., PPRU Surveys of Disability Report 4, “Disabled Children in Northern Ireland: Services Transport and Education,” Policy Planning and Research Unit, Social Policy Branch, N. Ireland, 1995.
World Health Organization, International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1980.
Private Communication, Policy Planning and Research Unit, Northern Ireland, 1990.
British Standards Institution, Draft British Standard Code of Practice, “The Application of Fire Engineering Principles to Fire Safety in Buildings,” Worked Example No 1, Complex Sports Arena, 95/540353, British Standards Institution, 1995.
British Standards Institution, Draft British Standard Code of Practice, “The Application of Fire Engineering Principles to Fire Safety in Buildings,” Worked Example No 2, Department Store, 95/540370, British Standards Institution, 1995.