Evacuation Advice for Mobility Impaired Persons

Persons who can manage stairs with difficulty

This also applies to those who might be temporarily disabled i.e. as a result of a sporting accident.

Make your way to a staircase or other protected area but do not attempt to descend until the main body of persons has passed. Your limited mobility could cause an accident on the stairs to either yourself or others. You should discourage others from taking you on the stairs until the bulk of other people have passed and it is safe to do so.

Wheelchair users and others who cannot manage stairs

If in the main building you should leave the affected area by a horizontal route. The main building is alarmed separately and it is possible to move, for example, from the Computer to the Maths building. You will be in a safe area when you pass a red flashing beacon.

Request assistance from a colleague or any other available person to assist you into a designated Refuge Area or next to a staircase. You should then ask the person assisting you to remain with you and for someone to inform the Patrol Officers of your location by dialling 2222.

Unless you are threatened by the fire or other emergency you should not enter the staircase enclosure. Should you be threatened by the fire or other emergency, you should move onto the staircase but remain on the landing. All of the staircases are protected and you would normally be safe to remain on the landing for at least an hour.

The Patrol Officers, having been advised of your presence, will in the event of a real emergency ascertain from the fire brigade whether;

you are able to safely remain where you are, or
to use the lift (with Brigade permission) in order to evacuate the building
arrange evacuation.

If the fire alarm is false, you will be advised of the situation as soon as possible and instructions given.

Albert Sloman Library

You are requested to notify the door attendant of your expected location on entry.

Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall, Social Services Research Centre Extension, Mondo, Southend Campus

These buildings have Disabled Refuge Areas. These will protect you from fire for an hour and are provided with a voice link to the Information desk.