Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Minnesota's fire inspection system for residences housing the mentally ill and the chemically dependent is inadequate. The State has no general mandate for periodic fire inspections in halfway houses and treatment centers for dependent populations. Facilities licensed by the State welfare and health departments as hospitals, nursing homes, or boarding care homes receive regular inspections, but facilities having only a local board and health lodging license often fall outside these administrative mechanisms. A review of State and local fire inspection reports for 426 residences serving the mentally disabled between 1976 and 1981 showed that 60 percent of all mental illness and chemical dependency facilities went 2 or more years between inspections, 23 percent went 4 or more years between inspections, and 14 percent had no record of any inspection. Moreover, fire officials did not conduct followup inspections of two - thirds of those facilities cited for code violations. In contrast, the study found that most facilities for the mentally retarded were inspected annually because of Federal Medicaid requirements and Federal funding. Onsite evaluations of a sample of residences in the Minneapolis - St. Paul area revealed hazardous conditions in some residences, particularly facilities for the mentally ill. Many were converted single - family frame dwellings that lacked adequate alarms and escape routes and had vertical openings through which fire could spread. Corrective actions could include biennial fire inspections for all residences serving the disabled and required installation of smoke detectors in all such facilities. The appendix contains State laws regarding fire safety regulation of residential facilities.
Minnesota's fire inspection system for residences housing the mentally ill and the chemically dependent is inadequate. The State has no general mandate for periodic fire inspections in halfway houses and treatment centers for dependent populations. Facilities licensed by the State welfare and health departments as hospitals, nursing homes, or boarding care homes receive regular inspections, but facilities having only a local board and health lodging license often fall outside these administrative mechanisms. A review of State and local fire inspection reports for 426 residences serving the mentally disabled between 1976 and 1981 showed that 60 percent of all mental illness and chemical dependency facilities went 2 or more years between inspections, 23 percent went 4 or more years between inspections, and 14 percent had no record of any inspection. Moreover, fire officials did not conduct followup inspections of two - thirds of those facilities cited for code violations. In contrast, the study found that most facilities for the mentally retarded were inspected annually because of Federal Medicaid requirements and Federal funding. Onsite evaluations of a sample of residences in the Minneapolis - St. Paul area revealed hazardous conditions in some residences, particularly facilities for the mentally ill. Many were converted single - family frame dwellings that lacked adequate alarms and escape routes and had vertical openings through which fire could spread. Corrective actions could include biennial fire inspections for all residences serving the disabled and required installation of smoke detectors in all such facilities. The appendix contains State laws regarding fire safety regulation of residential facilities.
Evaluation of Fire Safety in Residential Facilities for Disabled Persons
1982
45 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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