It could be YOU
Posted: 19/04/2013 12:59
- Mobility impairment - temporary or permanent
- Loss of hearing or sight
- Learning disabilities
- Heart, breathing or other medical condition
- Advanced state of pregnancy
There must be arrangements in place for the safety of anyone with a disability or other individual need, either working in or resorting to your place of work.
This will include people with a range of requirements, and not only those who might be considered 'disabled'. Wheelchair users and others with walking difficulties; anyone with a visual or hearing impairment, learning disability, heart or breathing problem; or someone with a temporary condition such as a sprained ankle or advanced state of pregnancy, may need assistance to leave the building.
Whatever the arrangements, make sure that they are understood by the people who will be affected by them, and practised as part of the regular fire drills carried out.
