Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Category : Fire prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
In January 1976 a Chicago nursing home fire killed 23 people. Within a week, another nursing home fire just outside Chicago claimed the lives of eight people. In his letter of February 20, 1976, the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care, House Select Committee on Aging, asked us to investigate reasons for the severity of the fires and to suggest possible actions to avoid similar situations. He also asked us to investigate: 1)The fires and determine if automatic sprinkler systems would have put out the fires or lessened their severity in these facilities. 2) The facilities in Chicago and determine if they met the Life Safety Code requirements for participation in federally financed health programs. 3) The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's (HEW's) enforcement of fire safety standards in Chicago and elsewhere. 4) The State inspections of the Chicago facilities in question and HEW's validation of those inspections. 5) The State inspection procedures including the qualifications of the inspectors. 6) The quality of trained personnel assisting patients during the fires. 7) The implementation of Public Law 93-204, approved December 28, 1973, which authorized federally insured loans to provide fire safety equipment for nursing homes and intermediate care facilities.
Federal Fire Safety Requirements Do Not Insure Life Safety in Nursing Home Fires, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
In January 1976 a Chicago nursing home fire killed 23 people. Within a week, another nursing home fire just outside Chicago claimed the lives of eight people. In his letter of February 20, 1976, the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care, House Select Committee on Aging, asked us to investigate reasons for the severity of the fires and to suggest possible actions to avoid similar situations. He also asked us to investigate: 1)The fires and determine if automatic sprinkler systems would have put out the fires or lessened their severity in these facilities. 2) The facilities in Chicago and determine if they met the Life Safety Code requirements for participation in federally financed health programs. 3) The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's (HEW's) enforcement of fire safety standards in Chicago and elsewhere. 4) The State inspections of the Chicago facilities in question and HEW's validation of those inspections. 5) The State inspection procedures including the qualifications of the inspectors. 6) The quality of trained personnel assisting patients during the fires. 7) The implementation of Public Law 93-204, approved December 28, 1973, which authorized federally insured loans to provide fire safety equipment for nursing homes and intermediate care facilities.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
In January 1976 a Chicago nursing home fire killed 23 people. Within a week, another nursing home fire just outside Chicago claimed the lives of eight people. In his letter of February 20, 1976, the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care, House Select Committee on Aging, asked us to investigate reasons for the severity of the fires and to suggest possible actions to avoid similar situations. He also asked us to investigate: 1)The fires and determine if automatic sprinkler systems would have put out the fires or lessened their severity in these facilities. 2) The facilities in Chicago and determine if they met the Life Safety Code requirements for participation in federally financed health programs. 3) The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's (HEW's) enforcement of fire safety standards in Chicago and elsewhere. 4) The State inspections of the Chicago facilities in question and HEW's validation of those inspections. 5) The State inspection procedures including the qualifications of the inspectors. 6) The quality of trained personnel assisting patients during the fires. 7) The implementation of Public Law 93-204, approved December 28, 1973, which authorized federally insured loans to provide fire safety equipment for nursing homes and intermediate care facilities.
Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Special Committee on Aging
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1180
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1180
Book Description
The Tragedy of Multiple Death Nursing Home Fires
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care
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Category : Accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The Tragedy of Nursing Home Fires, the Need for a National Commit Ment for Safety
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care
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Category : Nursing homes
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nursing homes
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1194
Book Description
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1194
Book Description
The tragedy of nursing home fires, the need for a national commitment for safety
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care
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Category : Nursing homes
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nursing homes
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Federal Evaluations
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Category : Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Contains an inventory of evaluation reports produced by and for selected Federal agencies, including GAO evaluation reports that relate to the programs of those agencies.
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ISBN:
Category : Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Contains an inventory of evaluation reports produced by and for selected Federal agencies, including GAO evaluation reports that relate to the programs of those agencies.
Federal Program Evaluations
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Contains an inventory of evaluation reports produced by and for selected Federal agencies, including GAO evaluation reports that relate to the programs of those agencies.
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ISBN:
Category : Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Contains an inventory of evaluation reports produced by and for selected Federal agencies, including GAO evaluation reports that relate to the programs of those agencies.
Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1568
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1568
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Fires in Boarding Homes
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care
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Category : Lodging-houses
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lodging-houses
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description