Promoting Safe Egress and Evacuation for People with Disabilities

• 1. Foreword
• 2. Introduction
• 3. Initial Review
• 4. Egress Policy
• 5. Planning for Egress
• 6. ImplementingYour Egress Plan
• 7. Measuring Performance of Your Egress Plan
• 8. Reviewing Performance of Your Egress Plan
• 9. Conclusion Page
• Appendix 1. Glossary of Terms
• Appendix 2. PEEP Questionnaire and Template
• Appendix 3. Risk Assessment Checklist
• Appendix 4. Further Information

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Appendix 4

Further Information

• BS5588, Part 8: 1988, Fire Precautions in the Design, Construction and Use of Buildings - Code of Practice for Means of Escape for Disabled People, The British Standards Institution (1988)
• BS5588, Part 12: 2004, Fire Precautions in the Design, Construction and Use of Buildings - Managing Fire Safety, The British Standards Institution
• BS7974: 2001, Application of Fire Safety Engineering Principles to the Design of Buildings - Code of Practice, The British Standards Institution
• BS8300: 2001 Design of Buildings and Their Approaches to Meet the Needs of Disabled People - Code of Practice, The British Standards Institution
• Buildings for All to Use - Good Practice Guidance for Improving Existing Public Buildings for People with Disabilities, CIRIA (2004)
• Peter Barker, Jon Barrick and Rod Wilson (1995) Building Sight, HMSO in association with the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)
• Code for Lighting, Chartered Institute of BuildingServices Engineers (CIBSE), 2000
• Creating Accessible Environments, College of EstateManagement Training Study Pack (2005)
• Designing for Accessibility, CAE (2003)
• Planning and Access for Disabled People - A Good Practice Guide, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2003)
• Peter Parker and June Fraser (2000), Sign Design Guide, JMU and the Sign Design Society
• How to Develop and Implement a Safety and Health Management System, Health and Safety Authority Guidance Document for the Healthcare Sector
• NDA (2002), Buildings for Everyone, The National Disability Authority, Dublin
• The Building Regulations (Ireland) 1997-2006, Technical Document M 2004 - Access for People with Disabilities
• The Building Regulations (Ireland) 1997-2006, Technical Document B2006 - Fire Safety
• The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) (2000), DFP Technical Booklet E 2005 - Fire Safety
• The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) (2000), DFP Technical Booklet R 2006 - Access To and Use of Buildings
• The Building Regulations (2000), Approved Document M: Access To and Use of Buildings (Englandand Wales),Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2003)
• The Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1999, Part E 2007: Means of Escape From Fire, Facilities for Fire-fighting and Means of Warning of Fire in Dwellings, Scottish Executive
• DD9999: 2005, Code of Practice for Fire Safety in Design Construction and Use of Buildings
• Department of Health, Firecode - Fire Safety in the NHS - Health Technical Memoranda
• Personal Emergency Egress Plans, The Northern Officer Group (1993)
• Access Handbook Template - A Tool to Help Manage the Accessibility of the Built Environment, National Disability Authority
• Ask Me - Guidelines for Effective Consultation with People with Disabilities, National Disability Authority
• Signage Strategy 2005, National Council for the Blind of Ireland
• Dr Karen Boyce, University of Ulster, FireSert

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