Temporary Means of Escape

• Tempoary Means of Escape Checklist

• Site name

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Site Photograph

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External Areas

• Do Car parking spaces block the tempoary means of escape; if yes they need to be hatched out/fenced off

  Yes

  No

• Is the external escape route 1.8m away from the building?

  Yes

  No

• Are any windows within 1.8m of the escape stair fitted with fire resisting glazing?

  Yes

  No

• Is the tempoary external staircase flat, stable and is the base of the stairs firm and level

  Yes

  No

• Are the external landings fitted with a non slip surface?

  Yes

  No

• At ground floor is level egress provided? If not a ramp should be provided or an external refuge area if a ramp is not feasible.

  Yes

  No

• Is the temporary external means of escape staircase fitted with:

  Select Handrails Toe Boards - on landing & treads Emergency Lighting Fire exit directional signage

  • Handrails
  • Toe Boards - on landing & treads
  • Emergency Lighting
  • Fire exit directional signage

• NB: The step should be at a maximum height of 190mm

• Is the Fire Assembly point clearly visible in a suitable location and the route clearly identified?

  Yes

  No

Internal Areas

• Is there a smoke detector in the newly formed corridor?

  Yes

  No

• Is there an emergency escape light above the final fire exit doors in the newly formed corridor?

  Yes

  No

• Is there fire exit directional signage above the final fire exit door?

  Yes

  No

• Is there a vision panel in the final fire exit doors?

  Yes

  No

• Is there a push bar and 'Push to Open' signage on the final fire exit doors?

  Yes

  No

• Is the final fire exit door fitted with a self-closing device?

  Yes

  No

• Is there a 'Fire Exit - Keep Clear' sign on the outside of the ground floor fire exit door?

  Yes

  No

• Is there a break glass fire alarm call point next to the final fire exit doors?

  Yes

  No

• Have contact alarms been fitted to the new doors, NB: If the existing fire exit doors have security contact alarms fitted, these should also be fitted to the tempoary means of escape ddoors.

  Yes

  No

• Is there a fire extinguisher in the near vicinity of the final exit door/newly formed corridor?

  Yes

  No

• Is the newly formed corridor effectively fire stopped?

  Yes

  No

• Have all elecctrical items in the bedroom forming the new corridor been isolated?

  Yes

  No

• Has the bathroom door been locked and the handle removed, if not blocked off?

  Yes

  No

Actions below to be completed during/after visit from the Safety & Security Team

• Fire exit directional signage to be installed in the main corridor indicating the new tempoary escape route?

  Yes

  No

• Bedroom doors to be removed

  Yes

  No

Old Means of Esccape (once the above plan is in place the 'old fire exit' can be taken out of use by completing the following):

• Remove push bar from the old fire exit door.

  Yes

  No

• Screw the door shut or if being used as a means of escape from the construction area, secure the door so that it cannot be opened from the Premier Inn side.

  Yes

  No

• Remove all fire exit signage.

  Yes

  No

• Board up any relevant windows.

  Yes

  No

• Where possible, paint the boarded up door so that it effectively looks like a dead end wall.

  Yes

  No

• Add signature

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