Disabled persons personal evacuation plans

Fire investigation and reporting (false alarms and incidents) Personal emergency evacuation plans (disabled persons)... 

It follows that a sensory disabled person may have difficulties not only in perceiving the risk associated with a fire in a building but may not hear the audible evacuation warning or be able to recognise the way out. It is therefore essential to identify the special needs of any disabled employees when planning your fire safety arrangements and evacuation procedures, for example those with sensory impairments ... 

Appendix 10.1 Example personal emergency evacuation plan questionnaire for disabled staff... 

PERSONAL EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN QUESTIONNAIRE FOR DISABLED STAFF... 

Additional controls will revolve around the production of personal emergency evacuation plans for each of the disabled persons (or a standard emergency evacuation plan which may cover all disabled persons). Controls are likely to include the use of an area within the protected staircases either end (known as a refuge area), the provision of methods for evacuation, e.g. evac chair, trained competent members of staff who may assist persons using the evac chair, the provision of information to all staff in relation to the evacuation procedures for those with disabilities, a review of the fire safety policy arrangements to include persons with disabilities. It may also be possible to consider the upgrading of the existing lift to that of an evacuation lift. 

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