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A sign for a chair used to take someone down stairs in a fire.
Also known as: Evac chair sign, Stair evacuation equipment
An evacuation chair sign marks equipment for moving a person who cannot use stairs during an evacuation. The chair is only useful with trained operators, so its presence without training is a documented gap between a building appearing compliant and being usable.
Marks the location of a chair for evacuating a person unable to use stairs, usually at a refuge point.
Contexts: Public information
Requires trained operators to be used safely, so a chair present without trained staff is a documented gap between apparent and actual provision.
Contexts: Public information
A green rectangular sign showing a seated figure on a wheeled chair beside a stepped outline.