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MeansofEscapeeditorialinputfromtheperspectiveoftheFRAandassessor
AsarecentlybadgedBAFE205RiskAssessor,IwantedtobringintotheconversationtheusuallimitationswithinboththeFRAdocumentandthecustomersappreciationandexpectationsofanycommentstodowithdirectionalsignage.Intheeventofanevacuation,thedirectionalprovisionbecomesoneofthekeyelementsofsafelyescapingthebuilding,theotherbeingemergencyescapelightingand,thetwotogethershouldbeseenas2sidesofthesamecoin.Sadlythoughthisisrarelythecase,thedirectionalsignageelementsareinalotofcasestheelementgiventheleastconsiderationandwhateverwasleftinthebudgetto“throwupafewarrows”.Whenconsideringtheimplicationsofcompliance,andtheinsuranceconsequencesofthisnotbeingthecase,theoverallDSprovisionmustbegivenagreaterdegreeofimportance,asshould,insitespecificenvironmentsphotoluminescenttapetoaidtravelthroughanescaperouteintheeventofsmokeorverylowlight(orboth)Insuranceprovidersnowinsistonthedisclosureofuninstructednon-complianceissuesandtheDSissueswillfallwithinthisalongwiththeELandFireAlarm.Withintheassessment,itshouldnotbethecase,thattheclientmust“refertoanexpert”theassessorshouldhaveasufficientgraspofBS5499alongwithotherelementsotherofthestandardstobeablesteertheclienttowardsthecorrectchoice.TheclientshouldexpectmorefrombothassessorandincumbentservicepartnertocovertheseworksandasanindustryweshouldstriveforbetterintermsofmakingtheclientandRPawareoftheneedsothatthiselementoflifesafetygetsthebudgetandrespectitdeservesSteveDillowayGiFireE&IFSMBAFEaccreditedriskassessor
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