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Areas of Refuge (AOR)
Additional safety when it matters
Fires, earthquakes and emergencies require solutions that allow people unable to evacuate quickly to remain in a protected area until rescue teams arrive.
What is an area of refuge?
A protected area within a building for people who may be unable to use stairs or leave the facility quickly.
Such as:
- Older adults.
- People with disabilities.
- People with limited mobility.
- Users whose available evacuation routes have become unsafe.
When is it necessary?
- High-rise buildings.
- Multi-story buildings.
- Facilities used by people with special needs.
- Partial evacuation situations.
- Temporary evacuation situations.
- Commercial buildings.
- Residential buildings.
- Public facilities.
AOR components
- Wayfinding signs identifying the location.
- Emergency Call Station.
- A central control panel.
- Written evacuation instructions.
- Fire protection.
- Protection against pressure and smoke.
Services
- Designing the area of refuge.
- Identifying the best location within the building.
- Compliance with SBC.
- Integration with the fire alarm system.
- Connection to the evacuation system.
- Supervising installation.
- Accepting completed work.
- Retrofitting existing buildings with areas of refuge.
Benefits
- Improving safety.
- Protecting building users with limited mobility.
- Organizing evacuation procedures.
- Reducing confusion during emergencies.
- Meeting Civil Defense and authority requirements.
- Reducing risks and liabilities.
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