Servicing of your evacuation chairs should occur annually to ensure that equipment remains in pristine condition. Although our evacuation chairs are built to last, it is only natural that some of the material may wear out over time.

Fire safety plans (which are a legal requirement anyway) are another key element of the egress procedure that demands annual review. Due to the obvious financial burden of providing multiple evacuation chairs on every floor, evacuation procedures must be maximised for safety.

However, as an evacuation chair can only serve one individual at a time, providing a Fire safety plan that identifies fire hazards, guidance documents that apply to your facility, outlines procedures that ensure visitors or occupants can be properly alerted, as well as how to reduce risks can greatly minimise the danger before a single evacuation chair is unpacked.

In terms of storage, we recommend that evacuation chairs be stored on a wall bracket rather than on the floor, thereby ensuring that the chair avoids accidental displacement by a passer-by and being damaged in the process. This is beneficial and standardised across our range because it minimises the need for maintenance.

It’s not just physically disabled people who require evacuation chairs. A cognitively disabled person, people with short-term injuries, mental health conditions, or in heavy stages of pregnancy are all potential users that might not be immediately apparent.

If you want to know more about how to update, maintain, or review your evacuation equipment so that it meets requirements set out in UK legislation, get in touch with our team. We can offer a free accessibility audit checklist to give you a greater understanding of accessibility requirements across your entire site, which includes evacuation chairs.