Persons Requiring Assistance Program

This optional program ensures anyone — employees, students, visitors and contractors — can safely evacuate with confidence by creating and regularly reviewing a personal evacuation plan.

People who might require assistance

There are many types of health conditions and/or disabilities that affect a person’s ability to safely evacuate a building. Some examples might include:

• Requiring the use of a wheelchair, walker, crutches, cane, or other mobility assisting device
• Temporary conditions such as recovery after surgery, breaks or sprains
• Not readily identifiable health concerns or invisible disabilities
• Pregnancy
• Vision and/or hearing impairment
• Breathing related health concerns (asthma, etc.)
• Prone to intense reactions to emotional or mental health stressors or suffering from claustrophobia
• Any limitation that would limit the ability to descend stairs or be a part of an evacuation process