July is a significant month as we celebrate Nelson Mandela and his extraordinary legacy. This year, the theme is “It is in your hands,” a powerful reminder of the responsibility we all share in making the world a better, safer place. At Evac+Chair, we believe that ensuring evacuation safety and making resources available to evacuate everyone safely is a collective responsibility.
Emergency preparedness in educational settings is crucial. Schools and universities must be ready to handle various emergencies, from natural disasters to potential security threats. Preparedness involves not only having the right equipment but also ensuring that students and staff are trained to use it effectively. Regular drills, comprehensive training, and accessible evacuation equipment are key components of a robust emergency preparedness plan. These elements work together to create a culture of readiness and confidence among students and staff.
Ensuring the safety of everyone in a building is crucial, especially during emergencies like fires or earthquakes. One important aspect of this is making sure that everyone, including those with mobility issues, can evacuate safely. This is where evacuation chairs come into play. They are designed to help people who cannot use stairs to evacuate buildings quickly and safely. Many countries have laws and regulations to ensure that buildings are equipped with such safety devices. This blog will provide an overview of these laws and why they are essential.
At Evac+Chair, we are committed to providing equal access and opportunities for all, and we are proud to announce our partnership with Little Eden Society to support their annual CEO Wheelchair Campaign®. The campaign, which takes place every March, aims to raise awareness of the daily obstacles encountered by people with disabilities and promote a …
Evac+Chair SA Partners with Little Eden on #CEOonWheels Campaign Read More »
Valentine’s Day is a special time of the year when people express their love and affection for one another. For many, it is a time of happiness and joy, as well as sharing gifts as an act of love. This Valentine’s Month, we are celebrating love with our campaign named ‘Living And Loving Beyond Disability.’ …
Happy New Year from Evac+Chair SA and we are open for business! We are starting this year with a project of the highest importance to us at Evac+Chair SA and the school environments of children with disabilities in South Africa. We greatly admire the dedication, hard work and positivity that teachers and staff have in …
Prioritizing Safety for Students Living with Disabilities Read More »
As we wrap up the year and enter into the festive season, Evac+Chair would like to share some highlights for the month of November that took place. For National Disability Awareness Month Evac+Chair brought to light a campaign that more accommodations and considerations need to be made for persons with disabilities if an emergency or …
In recent weeks South Africa has had to endure increased load shedding times for a duration of more than two hours per day, which has not only caused irritation and frustration amongst many residents that stay here but also put a strain on the frail and hospice health care industry. Frail and hospice health …
We live in an unpredictable and unstable world, one error can lead to a major crisis, for instance, an error during a building construction can lead to that building collapsing, and a mere cigarette butt in the wrong place can result in building fires. Crises sometimes emanate from natural factors such as floods and earthquakes, …
Why Having Our Improved Range of Evacuation Chairs is a Necessity Read More »
Evac+Chair has been trusted and relied upon to assist in saving people’s lives during emergencies for 40 years now. The brand’s experience in the manufacturing of evacuation chairs along with the insight drawn from customer feedback was used in designing the new and improved range of evacuation chairs; the MK5. The best just got better, …
