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Saver Safe Chair
• Carry out regular fire drill procedures to ensure familiarity and efficiency of
premises evacuation. Consider the time taken to evacuate the premises. Test
the fire alarms weekly.
• Revise the risk assessment at regular intervals (two to four years depending on
risk degree of risk), when a new employee with mobility impairment is employed,
when there is reason to doubt the existing measures or when a significant
change has occurred.
2b. People who may be at risk in an emergency
• Older People who have mobility, visual, hearing or other impairment.
• Anyone who becomes injured or suffers an illness before or during the
evacuation.
• Anyone with a temporary problem including visitors and staff, confusion, anxiety
or distress as a result of the situation.
• Pregnant Women.
• A parent with one or more young children.
• A person with a physical disability.
• A person who has a learning disability.
• A person with an unseen condition e.g.: asthma, heart complaint, unstable
epileptic or diabetic conditions- their condition may affect their ability to get out
unaided in an emergency.
2c.Operator Skills:
The trained operator must be able to:
• Respond calmly in an emergency.
• Make the Chair ready for use during an emergency.
• Reassure and provide assistance to the mobility impaired person in their care.
• Evacuate the area swiftly and safely.
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Remain with their charge until he/she is in the care of emergency services or
other responsible persons.
FERNO/MAN/10/09/190UK
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