Spanish philosopher George Santayana famously said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It seems that with the implementation of specialist disability accommodation, we have failed to learn from history regarding the safety of People with disability. Fire traps are being built for people with disability. What is the History of Kew Cottages View the Kew Cottages history in brief In April 1996, a devastating fire at Kew Cottages, a residential facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, tragically claimed the lives of nine men. The fire spread rapidly and violently through their unit. This raises an importantRead More An Argument for Fire Sprinklers in SDA
Spanish philosopher George Santayana famously said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It seems that with the implementation of specialist disability accommodation, we have failed to learn from history regarding the safety of People with disability. Fire traps are being built for people with disability. What is the History of Kew Cottages View the Kew Cottages history in brief In April 1996, a devastating fire at Kew Cottages, a residential facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, tragically claimed the lives of nine men. The fire spread rapidly and violently through their unit. This raises an importantRead More 
The Baby Mover Newborn evacuation apron is made of solid, flame-retardant material. This fabric makes our evacuation apron extra suitable for emergencies, like cases of fire or flooding. The BABY MOVER® makes hands-free evacuation of babies possible, making it especially ideal for newborn evacuation from hazardous situations within hospitals or childcare centres. The newborn babies can be put in the pockets on the front and either side of the evacuation apron. The reinforced seams of the evacuation apron pockets do not need extra support and are made of tear-resistant material. The pockets’ strength, safety and security allow the person carrying
To be an inclusive community, opportunities must be provided for everyone to be able to participate in all facets of life, including work opportunities, for people with disability. However, whilst the Building Code of Australia (BCA) mandates accessibility for people with disability, it is silent on how to evacuate people with disability in an emergency such as fire. What if you use a wheelchair and work in a multi-story building and there is a fire and lifts cannot be used? Not having a building code with prescriptive requirements to evacuate people with disability in 2022, I believe, is negligent by
The Disabled & Evacuation Devices The new WHS legislation requires that the PCBU (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking) demonstrates due diligence. That being said, they must firstly have assessed the risks and identify any foreseeable hazards, then utilising the Hierarchy of control they must implement control measures. This specifically states the obligation to plan for all emergencies and provide training and practice that is appropriate to the nature of the risks associated with the work In short we are obliged to take into a count the risk to everyone including people with disability within a work place and to ensure