11.11.2010

Cotswold Outdoor ensure safe descent for customers in store

Outdoor clothing and equipment retailer, Cotswold Outdoor, is helping to ensure the safety of mobility-impaired customers by installing specialist evacuation chairs from Evac+Chair International into 20 of its 50 stores. more09.04.2010

Taking Care of Evacuation

Most employers are already highly aware of the need to provide a safe and healthy workplace to protect their employees against potential health and safety risks. But the responsibilities toward employees with disability and those classified as mobility impaired are really different to the responsibilities toward all other employees. Heiko Baumgartner met Barry Scholes, Managing Director of Evac+Chair, in Birmingham to discuss the developments in this field. more19.03.2010

Lifting Injured Persons

Evac+Chair International has launched a new addition to its accessories range. The MiniStretcher is a simple, effective manual handling solution for lifting and transferring an injured or incapacitated person onto an Evac+Chair so that they can be swiftly evacuated to safety. more14.01.2010

Emergency Evacuation

In the event of an emergency, employers and building managers have a legal responsibility for the safe and swift evacuation of every person in the building; this will include employees, visitors, contractors etc. Regular fire evacuation drills are of paramount importance to ensure employeescan follow the evacuation procedure and any potential issues with the procedure can be highlighted and addressed.

All emergency evacuation plans should ensure that people with mobility impairment either visible (e.g. wheelchair users) or hidden (e.g. more