5 Abstract: Background and aims: AIDS as a re-emergent disease and Viral hepatitis (B and C) as one of thBackground and objective: Fire safety is an important problem in hospitals. Movement less, lack of awareness and special situation of residents are the reasons of this subject. In more countries such as Iran, fire protection regulations have compiled within the framework of national building codes. Current building codes don't create sufficient safety for patient in the hospitals in different situations and more of the advanced countries in the world effort to establish building code, base on performance. This study to be accomplished with this goal that determination of fire risk level in the wards of a hospital and survey the efficiency of the national building codes. Method: fire risk assesses is done, using "engineering fire risk assessment method" with the checklist for Data gathering. In this manner, risk calculate in all compartments and in the next stage for survey the effect of building codes, with this supposition that all compartment is conforming to building code requirement, risk level calculate in two situation. Results: the results of present study reveals that, risk level in all wards is more than one and even though risk less than one is acceptable, consequently minimum of safely situations didn't produce in most wards. The results show the national building code in the different conditions don't have appropriate efficient for creation of suitable safety. Conclusion: in order to access to a fire safety design with sufficient efficiency, suitable selection is use of risk assessment based on, design methods.
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