New USA Factsheet: Emergency Escape Routes from the Workplace

Members may be interested in a new factsheet - published by the departments for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the USA - on emergency exit procedures from the workplace.

The factsheet defines exit routes and explains how many exit routes a workplace should have, but also provides information on how to design an exit route that will ensure safe evacuation for all workers. It also includes a list of required maintenance, safeguarding and operational features for exit routes.

OSHA recently revised the USA's 30-year-old standard dealing with exit routes, emergency action and fire prevention plans. The revised standard came into force on 9 December 2002.

Both the factsheet and the standard are available from www.osha.gov.
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