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required. This will involve evaluating each floor, in order to determine the quantity of each piece of evacuation equipment and its suitability – to avoid the operators having to make repeat journeys over an excessive distance and re-entering the building, there needs to be sufficient equipment in place and people willing and trained to operate it.
Evacuated people should never be left unattended at a refuge point to wait for the fire and rescue service – it can be used as an area to wait until it is safe to exit the building or a place of rest. The refuge area needs to be a safe place and must not have any adverse effect on the means of escape. It can be a corridor, stairway or an enclosure, such as a compartment that provides protection from fire and smoke, and should be clearly sign posted and kept clear of obstructions.
“ALL OVER THE WORLD EVACUATION CHAIRS HAVE PROVED TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND USER FRIENDLY METHOD, ENABLING THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER TO SAFELY EXIT THE BUILDING.”
Mobility impaired people can remain there until they are assisted to a final exit , and the person accompanying them, as identified in the PEEP, needs to report the location of that person to the responsible person in charge of the evacuation. It is essential that all refuge areas have access to an effective communication link to a fixed or mobile staffed area, so the person in the refuge area is able to make the necessary communication in an emergency.
For more information please call 0121 706 6744 or visit our website.
www.evac-chair.co.uk
www.tomorrowshs.com
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