Evaluation of the Egress Provisions of the HUD Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standard.

摘要

Evaluative tests were carried out to assess the adequacy and sufficiency of the HUD Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards. Project activities included library research,laboratory testing and construction of a Mobile Home Emergency Egress Demonstration Unit. The study recommended: (1) establishment of performance goals to relate the desired objective (safe egress) to the specific requirements of the standard; (2) expansion of the scope of the requirements to assure that egress devices do not adversely affect the safety or security of the mobile home under normal living conditions;and (3) support of applied research to interrelate egress requirements,device characteristics,and human capabilities.