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Fire risk in houses in multiple occupation: research report

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 1997

Document Status

Current

Supplement

Core Supplement

Abstract

The Government is in the process of elaborating and implementing a package of regulations and a new code of practice aimed at improving safety in Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMOs). As part of this process, Entec were asked to carry out research into the factors which increase or decrease the likelihood of death or injury arising from fires in HMOs, and the relative risk of fatality in fires in various HMOs.

History

This document is no longer available from the original publisher therefore the status is unconfirmed.

ISBN

9780117534438

Subjects

Building types
Housing/residential facilities
Special subject areas
Fire

Publisher History

Formed from the merger of the Department of Transport (DOT) and the Department of the Environment (DOE). Split into the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) and the Department of the Environment, Food and Regional Affairs (DEFRA). The DTLR was disbanded in 2002.

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