Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference (한국화재소방학회:학술대회논문집)
- 1997.11a
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- Pages.492-504
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- 1997
Analysis of Fire Evacuation Behavior in a Primary School Environment
- Lee, Chang-Seop (Central Fire Academy of Korea) ;
- Kim, Hong (The Division of Safety Engineering, Hoseo University) ;
- A. Kilpatrick (Fire Risk Engineering Program, Department of Building & Surveying Glasgow Caledonian University) ;
- W. Fitzpatrick (Department of Building & Surveying Glasgow Caledonian University)
- Published : 1997.11.01
Abstract
The paper compares the statutory requirements for the design mid construction of primary schools in Korea and Scotland with respect to fire safety and examines the attitudes to, and the behavior in, evacuation scenarios of Primary school Pupils in both countries. The key behavioral issues examined are the effectiveness of fire safety training, the level of teacher dependency, the effect of spatial organization and gender differences both within and between Korea and Scotland.
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