- Author
- Alessi, D. | Brill, M.
- Title
- Home Safety Guidelines for Architects and Builders.
- Coporate
- Buffalo Organization for Social and Technical Innovation, Inc., Buffalo, NY
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS GCR 78-156, December 1978,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- EO-AOI-78-00-3511
- Keywords
- residential buildings; accidents; stairways; windows; baths; doors; accident prevention | rehabilitation
- Identifiers
- home accidents
- Abstract
- This document has as its goal the analysis, organization and presentation of state-of-the-art information on home accidents and ways to reduce their frequency and/or severity. It is intended to be used in the design and rehabilitation of dwellings and its primary users are intended to be architects, followed by homebuilders, product designers and homeowners. The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), collects and organizes accident data according to product, frequency, severity of injury and on age and sex of accident victims. These data are statistically representative of accidents occurring nationwide, as are the injury costs associated with each accident type. Using this substantial and elegant data base, several sophisticated analyses of accidents involving the fixed architectural elements of homes, such as stairs, floors, bathtubs and showers, doors, and windows have recently been undertaken under the sponsorship of various government agencies. This series of analyses has resulted in a much clearer picture of how accidents involving these housing elements occur and of their associated costs to the nation. This document brings together these research findings as a guide to design and construction.