Evacuation chairs must be available in campus buildings for assisting in the evacuation of people with disabilities in the event of an emergency. These evacuation chairs are purpose-built to assist first responders with removing a person from a building who cannot evacuate due to a mobility disability or obstructed elevators.
Each evacuation chair is secured in a beige cabinet that contains an evacuation chair and other emergency supplies and resources. The contact information for building employees assigned to assist with evacuation chairs can be found on a building’s designated emergency preparedness sign.
Step By Step Instructions for Using Evacuation Chairs
Step 1: Remove the evacuation chair from the wall.
Step 2: Open the chair like you would a lawn chair.
Step 3: Make sure that latches at the rear of the chair are secured.
Step 4: Secure the passenger in the chair with the seat belt.
Step 5: If necessary, secure the passenger’s limbs to chair with straps.
Step 6: When evacuating down stairs, make sure the passenger always faces up the stairs.
Step 7: When evacuating up stairs, again, make sure that passenger faces up the stairs.
Step 8: Lift front of chair and roll passenger out of the building and to safety.
