{"id":4068,"date":"2022-12-10T11:21:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T11:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=4068"},"modified":"2025-04-09T14:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:04:47","slug":"how-to-maintain-evacuation-chairs-at-your-premises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/how-to-maintain-evacuation-chairs-at-your-premises\/","title":{"rendered":"How to maintain evacuation chairs at your premises"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4068\" class=\"elementor elementor-4068\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f78c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fb4f78c\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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maintain<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df946c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7df946c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">evacuation chairs on your premises<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26c6a31\" data-id=\"26c6a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" 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elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e48ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-27-at-3.02.54-PM.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3000\" alt=\"Evacuation Chair in an orange bag hanging on a brick wall next to a stairwell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-27-at-3.02.54-PM.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-27-at-3.02.54-PM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-27-at-3.02.54-PM-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70163c5\" data-id=\"70163c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f1fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f1fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Despite their purpose to protect the public, evacuation chairs are often an afterthought within built environments that require them. At best, they are kept in a stairwell behind the entrance or within a storage cupboard well out of plain sight. Sometimes, they are not provided whatsoever.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is particularly shocking considering the amount of legislation that is out there to ensure proper installation and maintenance of evacuation chairs, but it is a reality that our access auditors face when visiting a site where egress is ignored, particularly when it comes to the evacuation of disabled people.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">One multi-story site that we audited a long time ago lacked any kind of procedure for the egress of disabled people. As well as lacking visual fire alarms, the site had a policy that disabled employees should remain seated behind their desks in the event of a fire and wait for someone to help them. Not only did this demonstrate a lack of care for the safety of wheelchair users, but it was an example of inequality of access and therefore discrimination.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An example of inequality of access and therefore discrimination.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Even if your site happens to own an evacuation chair(s), maintenance is a crucial element that ensures that, in the event of an emergency, your egress is reliable. People, whatever their ability, are naturally reluctant about emergency equipment that is left to gather dust, but with chair maintenance considered and correct evacuation procedures in place you ensure that your site is safe and considers their needs, which has its own benefits.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd56615 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd56615\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ffec78\" data-id=\"1ffec78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9e6cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9e6cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b7b458\" data-id=\"2b7b458\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834b18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"834b18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Direct Access offers evacuation chairs built with disabled users in mind, as well as a fully inclusive training course to ensure staff understand how to assist potentially mobility-impaired users in the event of an emergency.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Basing our recommendations off legislation designed to protect disabled people such as the Equality Act 2010, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and British Standards BS 8300, we recommend that all staff (or Responsible Persons) at any given site undergo training to familiarise themselves with the equipment which our Evacuation team initially supervises. We then recommend that refresher courses take place every three months or so internally, in addition to fire drills every six months.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); color: #000000;\">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.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">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.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc1fab0\" data-id=\"fc1fab0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156f7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"156f7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5f656471-83f3-4358-9d5b-53bfe5324d9d.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2827\" alt=\"Two evacuation chair engineers showcase how to guide an evacuee down a flight of outdoor stairs with a motorised evacuation chair\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5f656471-83f3-4358-9d5b-53bfe5324d9d.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5f656471-83f3-4358-9d5b-53bfe5324d9d-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5f656471-83f3-4358-9d5b-53bfe5324d9d-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-385adde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"385adde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d247e9e\" data-id=\"d247e9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0e596b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0e596b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">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.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">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. 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