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035 _a(Sirsi) u122395
100 _aShipley, A.
245 _aDisability benefits
260 _c2003
490 _aFire Engineers' Journal
_v62(232) May 2003, 40-42(3)
520 _aExamines the UK standards that relate to the evacuation of disabled people from buildings in the event of fire. The guidelines which cover this are Building Regulations 1991 Approved Document B (2000 Edition), Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations, Fire Precautions Act 1971, Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 and BS 5588-8: 1999"Fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings: code of practice for means of escape for disabled people".Concludes that evacuation plans for disabled people by building managers should never rely on the fire service but should be planned to facilitate the escape of all building occupants within three minutes of an alarm being activated.
590 _aABS
650 _aBUILDING REGULATIONS 1991 APPROVED DOCUMENT B (2000 EDITION)
650 _aBUILDING STANDARDS (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS
650 _aFIRE PRECAUTIONS ACT 1971
650 _aFIRE PRECAUTIONS (WORKPLACE) REGULATIONS 1997
650 _aBS 5588-8: 1999
650 _aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-DISCRIMINATION-DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION-ACCESSIBILITY
650 _aFIRE PRECAUTIONS
650 _aEVACUATION
690 _aHealth and safety
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