Means of Escape

• Exit Doors
• Protected Routes
• Travel Distances
• Signage

In any workplace it is important that there are sufficient means by which the occupants can make a safe escape in the event of fire. It should be possible for those present to simply turn their back on the fire and escape by their own unaided efforts to a place of safety.

In general terms, means of escape should comply wherever possible with the standards set down in the Building Regulations, or other guidance issued for the sort of activity carried on, but this may be impossible to achieve in an older building. 

However none of this lessens an employer's obligation to carry out an appropriate Fire Risk Assessment and deal with the findings.