Emergency Evacuation is a high priority for ALL people. With the ever-increasing likelihood of accidents, fires, flooding and terrorism, emergency evacuation plans need to incorporate all levels of staff abilities.
What happens with a staff member who has a disability in an emergency?
How do you assist people of differing needs to ESCAPE?
Who is responsible for assisting staff in an emergency evacuation including visitors?
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About PEEPs
We know that with the increases in access to buildings the likelihood of having an individual with a disability in the building during an emergency evacuation is also increased.
If people with a disability can get into a building then, given appropriate planning, they will be able to get out again in an emergency.
The most important component to emergency evacuation is – to get everyone out safely.
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) are customised documentations that provide the framework for the planning and provision of an emergency evacuation of people with a disability.
The people responsible for devising emergency evacuation procedures often lack sufficient information about disability conditions and issues. This is unsatisfactory as our experience has shown that with well-informed staff, carefully designed facilities, appropriate planning and ongoing support ALL staff will be catered for.
