- Author
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Chapman, R. E.
- Title
- Cost-Effective Methods for Achieving Compliance to Firesafety Codes.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
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Fire Journal,
Vol. 73,
No. 5,
30-39,
September 1979
- Keywords
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standards
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fire safety
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cost effectiveness
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health care facilities
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building codes
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life safety code
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fire safety evaluation system
- Identifiers
- fire safety codes; cost effective of firesafety
- Abstract
- The identification of cost-effective levels of firesafety in health care facilities is a major concern to hospital administrators, firesafety experts, and public policy-makers. Rising construction and operation costs, coupled with more stringent building codes and continuing advances in medical and building technology.