Evac Chair Training Is As Essential As Evac Chair Provision

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Evac Chair Training Is As Essential As Evac Chair
Provision
Can you spare 2.5 hours of your staffs time to
help save a life? Evac chair training does just
that. In less than half a day, you can ensure
enough of your people are trained to assist the
less able out of a building in the event of a
fire.
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Its a legal requirement for building owners and
managers to ensure that all occupants, disabled
or otherwise, have reasonable access to all parts
of public buildings. That includes evacuation
chair provision, so anyone with restricted
mobility can be safely removed from the premises
in the event of a fire. But is it a legal
obligation to offer evac chair training?
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But is it a legal obligation to offer evac chair
training?
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment
Regulations (PUWER) 1998 states that any
equipment in the workplace must be utilised only
by individuals who have received adequate
information, instruction and training. So just
installing evac chairs is not enough. Appointed
employees must also attend an appropriate fire
warden course to learn to use them correctly.
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Without suitable evac chair training, youre
likely to fail a fire risk assessment, putting
your companys reputation, as well as lives, at
risk. This training gives your staff the
confidence to use evacuation equipment safely.