- Author
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Adler, S. C.
- Title
- Evaluation of the Egress Provisions of the HUD Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 77-1246,
June 1977,
75 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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emegency plans
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mobile homes
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windows
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egress
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evacuation
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manufactured housing
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safety
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standards
- Abstract
- Evaluative tests were carried out to assess the adequacy and sufficiency of the HUD Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards. Project activities included library research, laboratory testing and construction of a Mobile Home Emergency Egress Demonstration Unit. The study recommended: (1) establishment of performance goals to relate the desired objective (safe egress) to the specific requirements of the standard; (2) expansion of the scope of the requirements to assure that egress devices do not adversely affect the safety or security of the mobile home under normal living conditions; and (3) support of applied research to interrelate egress requirements, device characteristics, and human capabilities.