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Safety

This document outlines key considerations for evacuating people from an emergency situation including occupant numbers and types, property location and type, and duration. It discusses the need for signage, emergency routes, and awareness of the area. Refuge areas should have fresh air, emergency lighting, communication systems, and accessible toilets for people with disabilities. The overall goal is to safely evacuate all occupants, including those with disabilities, to assembly points by following the emergency plan and being familiar with the area layout.

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Safety

This document outlines key considerations for evacuating people from an emergency situation including occupant numbers and types, property location and type, and duration. It discusses the need for signage, emergency routes, and awareness of the area. Refuge areas should have fresh air, emergency lighting, communication systems, and accessible toilets for people with disabilities. The overall goal is to safely evacuate all occupants, including those with disabilities, to assembly points by following the emergency plan and being familiar with the area layout.

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Escape for people

– A number of factors need to be considered for


escaping people
– Occupant numbers and types
– Location
– Property type
– Duration
– A sign should be located at each level landing in the stairway.
– Awareness of area
– People will make a line and follow
the emergency routes
Refuge areas

– An area of refuge is typically supplied with a steady supply of fresh or filtered


outside air.
– Emergency lighting in areas of refuge.
– A two way communication system is required on each floor above or below the main
floor.
– A call box is required in each area of refuge, which can call into a central location
called a base station.
– If the station is not attended 24 hours a day, the call must automatically call to an
outside location and have two-way voice person to person communication capabilities.
Accessible toilets

– Used for people with mobility disabilities.


– Cognitive Disabilities, must be
hold into a safe place if
refuge area is not near.
– Such persons with disabilities
are preferred to use toilets
if accessible.
– In previous slide, evacuation plan is discussed.
– This area involves hinderances and target is to approach assembly points.
– When emergency occurs, you see in the picture that every body leaves his area
and moves towards the refuge area/nearest assembly points.
– The disables are shifted to the nearest toilets.
– This example teaches how to evacuate from emergency situation and is only
possible “when you know the area where you are present”.

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