Fire Safety Management in Public Hospital: Are We Safe? Pengurusan Keselamatan Kebakaran Hospital Awam: Selamatkah Kita?

Naziah Muhamad Salleh; Nuzaihan Aras Agus Salim; Siti Hamidah Husain

doi:10.37934/progee.31.2.133148

Authors

Naziah Muhamad Salleh Department of Building Surveying, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9834-9731
Nuzaihan Aras Agus Salim Department of Building Surveying, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Siti Hamidah Husain Department of Building Surveying, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/progee.31.2.133148

Keywords:

Fire Safety Management, Public Hospital, Pengurusan Keselamatan Kebakaran, Hospital Awam

Abstract

There is increasing awareness among healthcare providers about the need to improve fire safety management in public hospitals. Questions about user safety often arise, especially when various fire incidents occur in public hospital buildings. Therefore, this research article aims to study fire safety management in government hospital buildings. 15 respondents from 5 case studies were selected to answer 18 questions related to fire management barriers in hospitals. 9 themes were expressed. Out of the total, 3 themes were found to have the largest deviation. These include inefficiencies in the layout of fire safety systems, fire safety policies and awareness, and fire training among staff. It is hoped that this study can develop a holistic plan for fire safety management standards for existing and future public hospital buildings in Malaysia.

Peningkatan kesedaran di kalangan penyedia penjagaan kesihatan tentang keperluan untuk menambah baik pengurusan keselamatan kebakaran di hospital awam. Persoalan tentang keselamatan pengguna acapkali berlegar-legar terutama apabila pelbagai insiden kebakaran berlaku di dalam bangunan hospital awam. Maka, artikel penyelidikan ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji pengurusan keselamatan kebakaran di bangunan hospital kerajaan. 15 responden dari 5 kajian kes dipilih untuk mnejawab 18 soalan berkaitan halangan pengurusan kebakaran di hospital. 9 tema diutarakan. Dari keseluruhan, 3 tema didapati mempunyai sisihan yang terbesar. Ia termasuk; ketidakcekapan dalam susun atur sistem keselamatan kebakaran, polisi & kesedaran terhadap keselamatan kebakaran dan latihan kebakaran dalam kalangan kakitangan. Diharapkan kajian ini dapat mengembangkan perancangan holistik untuk standard pengurusan keselamatan kebakaran bangunan hospital awam sediada dan akan datang di Malaysia.

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