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Title: | CHALLENGES TO FIRE SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN MULTI-STOREY STUDENTS’HOSTELS |
Authors: | AGYEKUM, K. AYARKWA, J. AMOAH, P. BOATENG, B. E. |
Keywords: | Challenges Fire safety management Ghana KNUST Students’ hostels |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa |
Citation: | International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa ICIDA-2016 South Africa |
Abstract: | Fire safety management plays an important role in enhancing the safety of buildings
against fire outbreaks. The persistent increase in fire related issues amongst students’hostel accommodations calls to mind the role hostel management and occupants can play in order to ensure complete safety of lives and properties. Controlling fire outbreaks is associated with a lot of challenges. This study presents the results of a questionnaire survey which sought to assess the perceptions of students on challenges to fire safety management in multi-storey students’ hostels around the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology campus. The findings from the study revealed that ‘problems with electrical wiring and installations’, ‘inadequate water distribution systems’,‘inadequacies in the fire departments’, ‘passive attitudes of owners/management towards housekeeping and maintenance’, and passive attitudes towards personal fire protection’ are the five critical challenges to effective fire safety management in the hostels. The results further showed that ‘fire insurance policies’, ‘fire evacuation plans’, regular
maintenance and housekeeping’, ‘fire safety policies’ and ‘sanctions against those who
disobey fire regulations’, are all measures which when put in place can mitigate the
outbreak of fire. Identifying the challenges to effective fire safety management and
implementing the measures to control such challenges should assist in the control of fire outbreaks in students’ hostels and other buildings. |
Description: | International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa ICIDA-2016
South Africa |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10933 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Architecture and Planning
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