Disabled Evacuation Course

This half day course is designed to give Managers and Employees a full understanding of all types of disabilities and the actions to take to assist those persons with a disability to evacuate from a building in the event of a fire alarm or fire. We will cover the PEEPs form and demonstrate the use of the Evacuation Chair.

Aims:

This ½ day course aims to provide information to those responsible for dealing with persons who have a disability in the workplace or those visiting a workplace.

Objectives:

Explain the ineffectiveness of some of the conventional means of escape measures for persons who have problems with their mobility, vision, hearing and/or those with learning difficulties or mental health problems

Presentation:

• Legal reasons in relation to persons with a disability at the workplace
• Moral reasons for dealing with persons with a disability
• PEEP’s (Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan)

Types of disability including:

• Sensory impairments, such as hearing or sight
• Impairments that fluctuate or recur
• Progressive impairments
• Organ specific conditions
• Developmental disorders
• learning disabilities
• Mental health conditions
• Mobility issues