Licensed Interior Designers will protect the Health, Safety and Welfare of the Public. Every decision an interior designer makes in one way or another affects the health, safety and welfare of the public. Those decisions include specifying furniture, fabrics and carpeting that meet or exceed fire codes and space planning the provides proper means or egress. Additionally, interior designers deal with accessibility issues, ergonomic, lighting, acoustics and design solutions for those with special needs. NCIDQ created the Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) Tour ( http://ncidq.org/HSW/index.html ) to illustrate just how the choices of NCIDQ Certificate holders shape interior design and furnishings — from fire-rated doors to wheelchair-accessible lavatory sinks — to comply with building codes and the ADA.