title: Incorporating safety concerns into design and construction.
abstract: The nursing facility industry has provided a high level of fire safety according to statistics from the NFPA. To keep and improve this record, fire safety in the design and construction of nursing facilities must be a priority. Since the ground work of fire safety is laid in the design phase and finalized in the construction phase, such a priority will help lower initial and operating costs, improve the function of the facility, and provide a fire safe environment for residents and staff.
authors: T W
authors: TW
authors: Gardner
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D002028:Building Codes; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000592:standards*; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards*; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States