Evacuation Chair Training

Description:

This is a practical course designed to teach key employees how to use the Evac Chair safely so that they can evacuate people who need assistance or cannot evacuate themselves.

Aims:

To give participants the skills to operate the Evacuation Chair confidently and competently.

The course includes:

• Understanding fire safety
• How Fire Travels
• Evacuation Procedures
• Personal Emergency Evacuation Planning (PEEPS)
• Manual Handling – principals of safe lifting in and out of the chair, as well as handling the chair.
• Chair Assembly
• Putting the chair user at ease
• Moving & Transfer of Evacuee from office, corridor, or landing to stairs
• Descending the stairs
• Practical use of the chair under various scenarios
• Moving to the assembly point

Important Information:

Only staff who are currently NOT suffering from any underlying health conditions or suffering from pain, strains, post surgery/pregnancy or who are pregnant should attend this training.

Suitable attire is slightly loose fitting clothing, no dresses/skirts due to the position to be assumed descending the stairs and also flat shoes/no high heels .