public space evacuation

Public building evacuations present particular challenges

Members of the public are unfamiliar with the specific emergency procedures and exits in the building, and they cannot be trained in evacuation drills as they would be in their place of work.

Nor is it easy for the building owners and operators to undertake realistic drills without risk to visitor safety, trading time and revenues.

In the event of an actual emergency there may be many retailers, and possibly other organisations, that need to evacuate. The plans of each organisation need to work together to ensure the evacuation is as quick as it is possible to be or to avoid the significant risks of crowd crushes from large numbers of people moving in different directions. This is straight-forward when all emergency exits are available but can be difficult when one or more exits are not available. Co-ordinating many different organisations during an emergency can be challenging.

 

Evacuation Strategies provides specialist expertise

We are the specialist consultancy that provides expertise in emergency procedures and crowd movement. We help any organisation that needs to manage large numbers of people or move them safely and quickly in high-risk or evacuation situations.

We help organisations to improve their emergency evacuation plans, by:

• Reducing evacuation times - saving lives
• Making plans robust - so that they work even if everything doesn't go according to plan
• Making plans resilient - so that they work in a wider range of scenarios

 

The key results for our clients are to:

• Protect the lives of their employees, visitors and the public
• Help companies to demonstrate and deliver their legal health & safety and corporate governance obligations
• Help business get back to business