within the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 a company is required to undertake a PEEP (personal escape and evacuation plan) for any individual who is impaired. It also requries that any provision made for them is implemented such that it can be implemented without delay so if an evac chair is to be used and they are office based then it should be located by thier desk or within vlose proximity. There are also requirements to ensure equiment is maintained and personnel are trained to use it and refreshed annually. They should also undertake drills too - it may be a good idea to combine this with the required fire drills. Your safety departments should have this in place
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:15:18 +0000
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Presumbably this is incorporated within their personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP).
Anne
On 27/11/2012 17:14, "Dee Bayly" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi,
I work for BAE Systems and we have an employee that uses crutches but we have supplied a wheel chair near the stairs and a fellow employee has agreed to be his 'buddy' in case of any emergency, ie to get him into the chair and escort him out of the building. We also have 'evac' chairs for others situated near the stairs in the high rise buildings so that others with mobility problems can be evactauted i.e the chair lifted down the stairs by two others. We felt this was best practice.
Hope this helps
Dee
> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:20:28 +0000
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> Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Emergency evacuation for person with impaired mobility
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> Hello All,
>
> Do any organisations keep wheelchairs on site for assisting employees
> with impaired mobility out of the building more quickly in the event of an
> emergency evacuation? This would be in addition to an evac chair
> for stairs.
>
> We're having a discussion about what would be reasonable;
> if an employee is mobility impaired; for example, can get about
> but slowly using a crutch; is it reasonable to have a wheelchair to hand
> to assist them to an safe area of refuge / assembly area, particularly if the assembly
> area is further than is comfortable for them to walk? This could
> then be built into the risk assessment / personal emergency evacuation plan.
>
>
> Your thoughts welcome,
>
> Roisin
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