When lifts cannot be used, stairs can become a barrier for patients and visitors with limited mobility. Planning has to account for people, routes, equipment and trained staff together.
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Explore options designed around your stairways, patient needs and operational requirements.
Compact stair-evacuation options for trained personnel assisting someone down a staircase.
Consider patient security, head support, easy-clean surfaces, ergonomics and weight requirements.
Additional operator assistance for facilities where powered stair evacuation is appropriate.
An evacuation chair is only effective when it fits the building, the people who use it and the team responsible for operating it.
Review stair width, landings, turns, handrails, access restrictions and suitable storage locations.
Consider patient mobility, weight, age, ability to cooperate and the support they may require.
Compare suitable manual and powered models, then plan accessible placement within the facility.
Designated staff should know where the chair is, how to deploy and secure it, and how to move to a safe area.
Plan ongoing equipment checks and after-sales support as part of your emergency procedures.
From multi-storey hospitals to clinics and specialist medical facilities, we support healthcare requirements across the UAE.
A hospital evacuation chair is an assisted-evacuation device designed to help trained personnel move a person with limited mobility down stairs when independent evacuation is not possible.
They can be suitable when selected for the facility’s needs, incorporated into its emergency evacuation plan and operated by appropriately trained personnel.
Storage should be determined as part of the facility’s evacuation plan. Dubai accessibility guidance discusses locating evacuation devices consistently near stairwells.
There is no universal number. It depends on the layout, staircases, floors, patient population, evacuation strategy and applicable requirements. A site assessment can help determine the right arrangement.
They may be used for patients requiring assisted evacuation when the selected equipment is appropriate and trained staff follow the manufacturer’s instructions and the facility’s emergency plan.
No. An evacuation chair is one component of an emergency evacuation system; it does not replace the fire and life-safety plan, emergency procedures, trained personnel or applicable authority requirements.
SABZ serves healthcare and institutional customers across all seven UAE emirates, subject to project and delivery requirements.
