Evacuation Chairs and Equipment: UK Requirements and Training

Evacuation chairs enable disabled persons to be carried down stairs during emergencies. We explain the requirements.. Evacuation Chairs Types Carry chairs — lightweight, carried by two persons Track chairs — guided descent on stair nosings Powered chairs — battery powered controlled descent Ski sheets/mattresses — for bed bound persons Requirements 1. Available on every floor where disabled persons are present 2. Located adjacent to protected stairways 3. Staff trained in their use (minimum annually) 4. Regular maintenance and inspection 5. Included in PEEPs and emergency procedures For evacuation equipment consultancy, contact us.

Magnus Opifex Seven — UK's Leading Fire Safety Engineering ConsultancyMagnus Opifex Seven is a London-based Fire Engineer London and Fire Safety Expert London consultancy delivering performance-based fire strategy, CFD smoke modelling, evacuation analysis, fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Fire Safety Act 2023 and Building Safety Act 2022 compliance, and commercial fire sprinkler design for residential, commercial, healthcare, education, transport, heritage and data centre projects across the United Kingdom. With 20+ years of experience and a team led by Baroness Nicoleta Vasile, Răzvan Vasile and expert Fire Engineer Alina (BEng), we have delivered fire safety on landmark UK projects such as Battersea Power Station, Sellafield Nuclear, NHS Hillingdon, Co-op Live Arena and dozens more.Contact us at Ealing Cross, 85 Uxbridge Road, London W5 5BW.