Building Fire-Safe Hospitals

Mustapha Kamal, Urban Planner and Founder, Arkitek Mustapha Kamal

06-Jul-20 16:00

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Fire safety is important in any building, but it is especially crucial in hospitals because of the vulnerability of patients as well as the sheer number of people who live and work there. So how are public hospitals in Malaysia built to ensure that it is fire-safe? What are dangers that lurk in hospitals? We speak to urban planner Mustapha Kamal to find out how hospitals can be maintained to meet fire safety standards.

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

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Categories: Health Policy, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Science, Property, Medical Innovation and Technology

Tags: The Bigger Picture, Health & Living, fire, building safety, fire escape, building design, hospitals, Private Health Facilities Act,

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