SAFETY REPORTS + RESCUE PLANS

We work closely with our clients to ensure that safety reports and rescue plans meet all specified needs and requirements. Commonly requested exit safety services include: safety report and rescue plan preparation, design compliance audits of safety reports during the construction phase, evacuation time calculations, expert support to help clients prepare a rescue plan, updates of safety reports, evacuation time calculations and emergency plans following changes in the premises

Safety reports are required for sites where particular risks to evacuation safety are present. These include senior homes, care facilities, hospitals and various underground facilities. In these cases, because safety reports are needed at the building permit stage, our experts pay close attention to evacuation safety early on in the building design process. A safety report carried out by our experts enables cost-effective solutions during the later stages of construction.

While evacuation time calculations are often required as part of a safety report, we also conduct them as separate services. Calculations are typically performed for healthcare facilities and special sites where size or exceptional circumstances may compromise egress safety. Our experts’ experience in safety and rescue, and in various design projects, supports and diversifies the results of our analyses.

Rescue plans that are thought out in advance can help speed up and simplify the emergency response. Our experts ensure that rescue plans include site-specific risks and the measures needed to address those risks. We work with our clients to prepare a rescue plan during the commissioning phase of the building so that solutions for the design and construction phases are passed to building services. This ensures that the building will operate safely.

The rescue plan guides the safety culture of a property. While our experts play a key role in preparing a rescue plan, it is essential that we work with property managers and representatives to create the best outcome for safe use of the property. In working together, we have often seen the safety culture of the site evolve significantly.

Emergency management documents must serve the users of the building throughout its life cycle. Therefore, safety reports and rescue plans should be revised over the years as the premises change. Our experts can help update a building’s safety report and rescue plan when there are changes to use or functional occupant capacity of the premises or when various renovation works are carried out.