Evacuation Chair (Evac-Chair)

An evacuation chair is a device used to enable to evacuate people with mobility issues down a flight of stairs in the event of an emergency.  A single operator can use the chair, as it does not require heavy lifting to evacuate a person. 

However, if a person has to be evacuated down a number of flights of stairs it is recommended that other trained staff are able to take over part way down the stairwell.  The evacuation chair should be located near the refuge point or on the stairwell.

If an evacuation chair is deemed appropriate and necessary, an adequate number of staff must be trained in its use.  The evacuation chair should only be used where the consultation process, indicated below, has identified that it is safe to do so by a health professional or the Councils Back Care Consultant Herts Handling for example, pupils with brittle bone disease may be harmed if transferred to an evacuation chair.