Workplaces
Categories
Latest Products
Left Behind in a Blaze: A Teen’s Terrifying Ordeal and His Fight for Safer Schools
The fire alarm in his UK school starts blaring while smoke rises through the air, causing widespread panic. You are instructed to stay put during an emergency, yet your classmates are already running towards safety. You are in a wheelchair, and there is no possible way to escape. Lucas Vezza-O’Brien experienced
August 17, 2025
Why you need a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan for disabled people
A Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan—also known as PEEP—is vital for keeping people safe in an emergency situation. And it’s even more important to have plans in place for disabled people, particularly those who require additional support in an evacuation situation.
December 21, 2022
This world-class evacuation chair for stairs makes emergency management compliance simple
Complying with national emergency evacuation management standards can be complicated: special planning is required for evacuating people with disability, infants and sick or elderly people. For the buildings, workplaces and facilities in which people with limited mobility live, work or
February 18, 2020
Home Fire Safety Tips for High-Risk Groups
When it comes to home fire safety, some groups and individuals have a higher risk of injury or death. Most vulnerable are children under five and adults aged 65 plus, as both are twice as likely to die in a
June 30, 2018
Stairway Evacuation Devices, Fire Engineering Reports and the Building Codes
Fire Engineering Buildings are becoming more and more fire engineered. This means that a Fire Engineer has been involved in developing an approved and compliant building design that meets the ‘Performance Requirements’ of the Building Code of Australia (BCA). When
April 29, 2018
Emergency Management and Evacuation
General Requirements All buildings must develop, implement and adopt emergency plans to ensure a safe environment for employees, residents and visitors. When developing these plans the needs of people with disabilities must be considered. Ideally, all visitors should be able
December 22, 2016
Lift Breakdowns: Why Powered Evacuation Chairs Are Critical During Lift Failures
They’re supposed to be an essential technology that helps us get where we need to go more quickly. But when something goes wrong with a lift, it can cause confusion, fear, and even danger if there is no backup solution
May 4, 2016