Disabled Refuge Systems (DRS) systems are generally needed in the following situations:
In any building or sports or similar venues where there are disabled people or people who may have difficulty negotiating the evacuation route.
In buildings with phased evacuation and/or fire fighting lifts where it facilitates secure communications for building managers, fire wardens and attending fire officers.
At sports venues and in similar complexes, where it will assist stewards in controlling the evacuation of the area in an emergency.
In some buildings it might be necessary to take into consideration that the EVC system will address multiple uses and the outstation design will reflect its intended use.
The need for EVC in any specific building or complex will normally be determined by the appropriate regulation and/or a fire riskassessment carried out by the owner, landlord, occupier(s), employer(s) or other responsible person, as appropriate.
Approved Document B (Fire safety) Volume 2: Buildings other than dwelling houses.
BS 9999.
Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds, Fifth edition, 2008.
Fire Safety Guide No 3, Phased Evacuation from Office Buildings. London District Surveyors Association.
Guidance documents that support fire safety legislation.
Any authority responsible for enforcing fire safety legislation that applies to the premises.
Our dedicated Disabled Refuge website contains lots of information and details regarding refuge intercom and toilet alarm systems.
Find out more and download further information
at
www.disabled-refuge.co.uk.