Medidas para elaboração de plano de emergência contra incêndio para pessoas com deficiência

Abstract

The risk situation which a person is subjected to during a fire induces panic and various difficulties in the evacuation process. This problem is potentiated for people with disabilities, especially when the environment is inaccessible, with physical and organizational barriers, and the existence of an Emergency Plan is absent. However, even though fire-fighting facilities are significantly important, their use is not often planned for persons with disabilities. Therefore, the main concern consists of ensuring that the limitation of these people does not prevent them from escaping from a fire. Thus, this work was based on research in international and national standards and codes, in addition to scientific studies, and aims to propose alternatives to accessible fire-fighting devices and an emergency plan model able to address the needs of these people due to an accident.