Evacuation Success Stories
Powered Evacuation Chairs in Heritage Buildings: Inclusive Evacuation Without Compromising Historic Character
Britain’s historic buildings connect us with centuries of architecture, culture and community. They include museums, theatres, hotels, universities, civic buildings, churches, country houses and visitor attractions. Many remain busy public places, but few were designed around modern expectations of accessibility or emergency evacuation. This creates a difficult responsibility for the people who manage them. They…
Powered Evacuation Chairs for Universities: Building Safer, More Inclusive Campus Evacuation Plans
Universities are expected to be inclusive places where students, staff and visitors can participate fully in academic and campus life. That responsibility does not end when a fire alarm sounds. Everyone must have a realistic route to safety, including people who cannot use stairs independently. This can be challenging across a university estate. A single…
Powered Evacuation Chairs in Education: Turning PEEPs, GEEPs and BEEPs Into Practical Plans
Suggested URL: /powered-evacuation-chairs-education-peeps-geeps-beeps/ Inclusive Evacuation in Schools, Colleges and Universities Schools, colleges and universities have a responsibility to consider how everyone will leave their buildings safely during an emergency. This includes pupils, students, employees, contractors and visitors who may be unable to use the stairs independently. Most educational establishments have well-established procedures for sounding the…
