Development of a Fire Safety Checklist for Dormitories

Background;Despite advances in technology, people are still exposed to fire hazard. Students can be one of the most important exposed groups. Therefore, fire safety inspection should be established in dormitories. The aim of this study was to develop a fire safety checklist for fire safety inspection in dormitories. Methods; This study was as a tool development followed by a cross-sectional study in dormitories of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences. The initial items of the checklist were extracted from formal standards and regulations. According to comments of the expert panel group (n = 5) and Law she method, the validation of the tool was confirmed. The reliability was accepted based on Cronbachʹs alpha coefficient. In field study we used the tool to inspect fire safety status of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences dormitories. Results; The initial checklist contained 68 items. According to the comments of a group of expert panel, some items were added to the checklist and a couple of them were removed. Finally CVI & CVR for 62 items were, over 0.7 and 0.99 respectively. The Cronbachʹs alpha was equal to 0.74. Conclusion; This study could develop a valid and reliable tool for inspection of dormitories fire safety.