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which may be okay for the brief time on the stairs, but what happens afterwards? In most emergencies, the emergency services will take time after the evacuation to contain the emergency and deem the building safe to re-enter. If the passenger has been made to vacate their wheelchair, where will they go while this is taking place? Will they be left on the ground? Will they be left in an unsuitable evacuation chair? Will they have been afforded a comfortable AED suitable for them to remain in for an extended period, or even an AED which has transported them down in their own chair, so they are not without it?
At Evaccess, we stock a range of equipment items not available to our competitors. We have friction chairs with comfortable seating like our CD-7 and its powered model the SC-6. We also have high tech powered units that are able to take somebody in their powered wheelchair up and down stairs. All models we sell have their own benefit and nuances and we ensure our clients are made aware of them all before they commit to a purchase. We learn about our clients, their building, their staff and their budget to ensure we are making informed and economic recommendations.
Operators Your evacuation assistants are lifesavers in waiting: there may come a time when they have to use their training, assist an evacuation and prevent somebody from being stuck in an emergency. As such, you should be doing all you can to make their evacuation as simple, effective and well-rehearsed as possible.
Adding extra stresses like ineffective or irregular training, difficult to operate or broken equipment, or manual handling will reduce the efficiency and the safety of their evacuation.
The evacuation equipment that involves transfer may require your assistants to be part of this transfer. In some building and workplaces, this will not be an issue, but this cannot be assumed, there may need to be additional purchase of manual handling training or equipment that aids this. However, in some cases this is simply not possible and therefore your AED recommendation from Evaccess would consider this accordingly.
Some evacuations require moving upwards on some stairs. This cannot fall to the strength of your operators in any case and therefore we would help you choose powered equipment which can move up and down the stairs with no strain on the operator.
Manual handling injuries in the workplace can be extremely costly to a business, and the risk is higher in an emergency when there is an element of panic involved.
It can be hard to try and remember all the different factors that go into finding the AED that will work for your business and mistakes can be costly, that’s why at Evaccess we make you the decision maker, but we will ensure that you are presented with all of the information and factors that will affect the practicality of different makes and models. We offer a detailed site survey and one-to-one consultancy where we will get to know you, your business and your budget and make sure we
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only suggest an AED that is suitable for all of them. Unlike our competitors, we are not manufacturers and therefore we are not tied to any specific kit; we can make recommendations from a wider catalogue spanning multiple providers.
Don’t take risks with your evacuation plan. Make sure you do your part to protect your staff and your visitors without letting jargon, bias or lack of industry know-how cause needless spending. Trust in the experts at Evaccess to provide you with quality, fairness and transparency.
Call or email us today and make your first step towards a safe, and dignified evacuation.
Get in. Get out. Together. Call: +44 (0)121 444 3690 Email:
info@evaccess.uk https://evaccess.uk/
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