TEMPORARY REFUGE AREAS & EVAC CHAIR LOCATIONS

Temporary refuges are a designated temporary safe area, where a disabled person can stay until help arrives. The refuge will protect an individual for a minimum of 30 minutes against smoke and fire.

Building / Evac Chair Location / Refuge Area / ‘Deaf Alerter’ facility linked to building
fire alarm system / Signage specific to disabled evacuation / Person Responsible
(Under Fire Regs)
ALL SAINTS CAMPUS: TEACHING/ADMIN ACCOMMODATION / All Saints Main Building / 3rd & 6th floor enclosed staircases / 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th floor staircases. No communication devices. / Yes / No general information signage on facilities
Identification of refuge areas and evac chairs / Director of Services
All Saints Kenneth Green Library / 3rd floor enclosed staircase / 1st ,2nd ,3rd ,4th floor lift lobbies. No communication devices / Yes / No general information signage on facilities
and evac chair / Director of Services
Sandra Burslem Building / 3rd & 6th floor enclosed staircases / 1,2,3,4,5,6 floor enclosed staircases / Yes / No general information signage on facilities
Identification of refuge areas and evac chairs / Head of Manchester Law School
Bell House / Design of building prevents the fitting of an evac chair / Design of building prevents identification of refuge areas / Yes / None required / University Registrar
Cavendish Building South / 2nd floor staircase 1
2nd floor staircase 2
2nd floor staircase 3
1st floor staircase 3 / Staircase’s 1, 2 and 3 on all levels. / Yes / None required / Dean/PVC Hollings faculty (teaching areas)
Director of Services (halls of residence)
Cavendish Building North / 1st floor connecting staircase from Ormond / Connecting staircase from Ormond all levels. / Yes / None required / Director of Services
ALL SAINTS CAMPUS: TEACHING/ADMIN ACCOMMODATION / Chatham Building
(Benzie). / 1,2,3,6, floors of enclosed north staircase
South Staircase
2nd floor.
West Staircase
Ground, 2nd 4th / All Staircases, No communication devices
All staircases communication devices in each refuge / Yes / No general information signage on facilities
No identification of evac chair location or refuge areas / Dean/PVC Art & Design
John Dalton East Building / 4th floor on North, Central & South enclosed staircases / 1st, 2nd, 3rd floors on South, Central & North enclosed staircases. Telephone communication in each refuge. / Yes / No general information signage on facilities
Identification of refuge areas and evac chairs / Dean/PVC Science & Engineering
John Dalton Central & Tower / 2nd 3rd 4th & 6th levels of enclosed staircases / Central
1st floor (East & West)
2nd floor (East & West)
3rd floor (East & West)
Tower
1st Floor (South & Centre)
2nd floor (South, Centre & North)
3,4,5,7 (South, Centre & North)
Intercom communication devices in each refuge / Yes / No general information signage on facilities
Identification of refuge areas and evac chairs / Dean/PVC Science & Engineering
John Dalton Engineering Block / No evac chair required – single storey building / None required – single storey building / Yes / None required / Dean/PVC Science & Engineering
Geoffrey Manton Building / On the following enclosed staircases
1st (2)
2nd (1)
3rd (2)
4th (1) / On the following enclosed staircases
1 – LG,& all 4 floors
2 – all 4 floors
3 – all 4 floors
4 – Basement & all 4 floors
Telephone in basement (Staircase 4) & Lower Ground (Staircase 1). Connects to reception mobile / Yes / No general information signage on facilities
Identification of refuge areas and evac chairs / Dean/PVC Humanities, Law & Social Sciences
Grosvenor Building / Stair climber G22 / Design of building prevents the identification of refuge areas / Yes / No general information signage on facilities
Signage for stair climber / Dean /PVC of Art & Design
Mabel Tylecote Building / Basement enclosed staircase (special Evac chair for ascending stair) / Basement enclosed staircase
No communication device / Yes / No general information signage on facilities
Refuge area and evac chair location not signed / Dean/PVC Humanities, Law & Social Science
New Business School / Level 1
staircase 2, 3, 4.
Level 2
Staircase 4, 6.
Level 3
Staircase 1, 4.
Level 4
Staircase 3, 5.
Level 5
Staircase 6.
Level 6
Staircase 4
Level 7
Staircase 5. / All levels on staircases
1,2,3,4,5,6. / Yes / Identification of refuge area and evac chair / Dean of Business School
Ormond Building / 1st floor – new connecting staircase from Cavendish
1st floor- corridor rear of Council Chamber / Ground, first and second floor staircase.
Phone connected to reception (needs diverting to security control room) / Yes / Identification of refuge area and evac chair / Director of Services
Righton Building / 1st floor open landing / Design of building prevents the identification of refuge areas / Yes / No general information signage on facilities / Dean/PVC Hollings faculty.
Old Students Union Building
(Oxford Rd) / 3rd floor enclosed staircase / 1,2,3 floor staircases
Push button communication device / No / No general information signage on facilities
Identification of refuge area and evac chair / Students’ Union Manager
New Students Union / 1,2 & 3 floor.2 No stairwells at diagonally opposite ends / 1,2 & 3 floors in stairwells / Yes / No general information signage on facilities
Identification of refuge area and evac chair / Students’ Union Manager
Birley Fields / First Floor
Second Floor
Third Floor
Fourth Floor / Staircase 4
Staircase 6
Staircase 3
Staircase 5
Staircase 4
Staircase 6
Staircase 3
Staircase 5 / Staircase 3,4,5,6.
Push button communication device.
Staircase 3,4,5,6.
Push button communication device.
Staircase 3,4,5,6. Push button communication device.
Staircase 3,4,5,6. Push button communication device. / Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes / Identification of refuge area and evac chair.
Identification of refuge area and evac chair.
Identification of refuge area and evac chair.
Identification of refuge area and evac chair. / Dean/PVC
Building / EvacChair
Location / RefugeArea / ‘DeafAlerter’
facilitylinkedto building fire alarmsystem / Signagespecific
to disabled evacuation / Person
Responsible (UnderFireRegs)
ALSAGER / GymnasiumandSports Hall / Design ofbuilding preventsthefitting of Evacchairs / Design ofbuilding preventsthe identification ofrefuge
areas / No / None required / Dean/PVC MMU Cheshire
Building / EvacChair
Location / RefugeArea / ‘DeafAlerter’
facilitylinkedto building fire alarmsystem / Signagespecific
to disabled evacuation / Person
Responsible (UnderFireRegs)
CREWECAMPUS:Portableloopsystemavailable / Brock / No / No / No / No / Dean/PVC MMU Cheshire
CollegeHouse / Design ofbuilding
preventsthefitting of evacchairs / Design ofbuilding
preventsthe identification ofrefuge areas / No / None required / Asabove
Contemporary Arts / No / 1stfloor,north staircase
(1),south staircase (1) / No / Refuge area signed / Asabove
Couzens / No / No / Lecture theatre (0.1)
fitted withloop / No / Asabove
Delaney / Design ofbuilding
preventsthefitting of Evacchairs / Design ofbuilding
preventsthe identification ofrefuge areas / No / No / Asabove
Exercise & Sports Science / No / 1stfloorstairway landing / No / Refuge area signed / Asabove
FrancesWood / Notrequired –Single storeybuilding / None required / No / None required / Asabove
GroundStaff and CustomerServices
workshop / Notrequired –Single storeybuilding / None required / No / None required / Asabove
Gymnasium
(Part of Student Zone) / Notrequired –Single storeybuilding / None required / No / None required / Asabove