

Gerard Wallace, Managing Director of Evac+Chair looks at the changing workforce profile and the key issue of ensuring safety for everyone in the event of a building’s evacuation. That brings specific implications for those responsible for health and safety practices within a building. Accessibility is something that every organisation must consider. Shifting demographics and social awareness of issues such as disability are bringing greater diversity into the modern workforce. PGA European Tour, promoter of this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open golf tournament, has ‘paired’ up with Evac+Chair International by employing the use of their stairway evacuation chairs which will enable mobility impaired guests easy access and egress in the event of an emergency situation.


Of the visitors questioned, 55% do not include terrorism within their emergency evacuation plans. Visitor poll: 55% of health & safety managers do not include terrorism in evacuation plansĮvac+Chair International surveyed visitors at this year’s Health & Safety Event at the NEC with surprising results.
