Draft:Descending life line

Descending life lines (Korean: 완강기; Hanja: 緩降機) are safety apparatuses found in South Korea for escaping fire in high-rise buildings. Like auto belays in rock climbing, it slowly lowers the user to the ground with their own weight. To use it, the apparatus must be taken out from its container and hooked to a specialized arm that can be extended outside the window. Then, a

It was made compulsory in the revised "Fire Service Act" of 2006 (개정소방법) ^[1]

started being installed in 90s (cite needed)
In 2012, its weight capacity requirements was upgraded from 1000N (100kg) to to 1500N (150kg) ^[2]

피난기구의 화재안전성능기준(NFPC 301) ^[3]
소방기본법 = 개정소방법 ????^[4]

General fire safety history:^[5]^[4]^[6][1]

Unrelialbe blog (masters thesis), but detailed history on fire safety laws [2]

고층 공동주택의 세대 내 피난시설의 개발에 관한 연구 (한국화재소방학회) 민세홍 · 사재천 * · 장영진 이재문 남중오

Issues

https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2024082610250004511

poor maintance
hard to use (int j fire science)

Elderly ^[7]

Often hidden
- https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20250424_0003152942
- https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2024082614402136638
Old apartments lack one

References

^ 최, 용혁; 박, 성진; 김, 태구; 김, 광일 (2008-03-31). "완강기의 설치 실태 분석 및 개선에 관한 연구" [A Study on Analysis of Installation on the Actual State and Improvement about a Descending Life Line]. 한국화재소방학회논문지 (in Korean). 22 (1). 한국화재소방학회: 105–114. eISSN 2765-088X. ISSN 2765-060X – via KoreaScience.
^ Bae, La-Sim; Oh, Ryun-Seok; Choi, Jun-Ho (2023-03-31). "Evaluation of Evacuation Time for Each Evacuation Equipment in Neighborhood Facilities: Focused on Descending Lifeline and Elevating Equipment for Evacuation". International Journal of Fire Science and Engineering. 37 (1): 32–44. doi:10.7731/KIFSE.e6d7eca7. ISSN 2950-8991.
^ https://www.law.go.kr/admRulLsInfoP.do?admRulId=31193&efYd=0
^ ^a ^b 김, 원중 (2024). "소방기본법의 입법 개선 방안" [Legislative Improvement Plan of the Framework Act on Fire Services]. 토지공법연구 (in Korean). 105: 137–153. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
^ 김, 대희; 황, 은경; 이, 재영; 신, 이철; 서, 동구; 권, 영진 (2007-11-15). "화재사건에 따른 소방법의 변천과정에 관한 연구" [An Study on Transformation Process of Fire Services Act due to Building Fires of Domestic]. 한국화재소방학회 2007년도 추계학술논문발표회 논문집 (in Korean). 한국화재소방학회: 419–425 – via ScienceOn.
^ 한아름. "건축물 화재안전에 관한 관련법상 연구." 한국테러학회보, 17권, 1호, 2024, 145-168. 10.46350/KATS.2024.17.1.145.
^ 이, 성우 (2021). "노약자안전을 위한 소방용 완강기의 구조개선에 관한 연구" [A Study on Structural Improvement of Fire Evacuation Descenders for the Safety of the Elderly and Weak]. 안전문화연구 (in Korean) (12): 75–86.

[1] 최, 용혁; 박, 성진; 김, 태구; 김, 광일 (2008-03-31). "완강기의 설치 실태 분석 및 개선에 관한 연구" [A Study on Analysis of Installation on the Actual State and Improvement about a Descending Life Line]. 한국화재소방학회논문지 (in Korean). 22 (1). 한국화재소방학회: 105–114. eISSN 2765-088X. ISSN 2765-060X – via KoreaScience.

[2] Bae, La-Sim; Oh, Ryun-Seok; Choi, Jun-Ho (2023-03-31). "Evaluation of Evacuation Time for Each Evacuation Equipment in Neighborhood Facilities: Focused on Descending Lifeline and Elevating Equipment for Evacuation". International Journal of Fire Science and Engineering. 37 (1): 32–44. doi:10.7731/KIFSE.e6d7eca7. ISSN 2950-8991.

[3] ttps://www.law.go.kr/admRulLsInfoP.do?admRulId=31193&efYd=0

[:0-4] 김, 원중 (2024). "소방기본법의 입법 개선 방안" [Legislative Improvement Plan of the Framework Act on Fire Services]. 토지공법연구 (in Korean). 105: 137–153. Retrieved 2025-06-02.

[5] 김, 대희; 황, 은경; 이, 재영; 신, 이철; 서, 동구; 권, 영진 (2007-11-15). "화재사건에 따른 소방법의 변천과정에 관한 연구" [An Study on Transformation Process of Fire Services Act due to Building Fires of Domestic]. 한국화재소방학회 2007년도 추계학술논문발표회 논문집 (in Korean). 한국화재소방학회: 419–425 – via ScienceOn.

[6] 한아름. "건축물 화재안전에 관한 관련법상 연구." 한국테러학회보, 17권, 1호, 2024, 145-168. 10.46350/KATS.2024.17.1.145.

[7] 이, 성우 (2021). "노약자안전을 위한 소방용 완강기의 구조개선에 관한 연구" [A Study on Structural Improvement of Fire Evacuation Descenders for the Safety of the Elderly and Weak]. 안전문화연구 (in Korean) (12): 75–86.

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