Study of Fire Safety Management for Hospitals in Amravati City

Abstract

Hospitals are considered a place of hope and offers sense of security in the aftermath of a disaster situation. Safe hospitals have symbolic social value; losing a health facility leads to a sense of insecurity and social instability. Disaster-resilient hospitals must be able to protect the lives of patients and staff and continue to function. Hospitals need to ensure structural safety, non-structural safety and functional safety. The responsibility to take adequate measures for a safe and secure hospital environment lies not only with Government or hospital authorities but also involves training and awareness among community viz. patients, visitors and hospital staff at all levels. The information is collected in the form of questionnaire from the hospital users, competent concerned Govt. dept., and the fire safety implementation personnel. The gathered information is then processed to identify the current scenario of fire safety management of various hospitals. Fire safety management status is then categorized in the form of structure arrangement, water system management, equipment management, and organizational setup and electrical installation management. The status of fire safety management so studied is then analyzed for compliance with the NBC. Though most of the hospitals do follow major safety management requirement, some aspects are still to be explored. The finding of study is concluded in comparison with the standard requirement as per NBC.