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Understanding OSHA Exit Route Requirements
Once you meet the OSHA exit route requirements, make sure your employees know how to evacuate to safety. Building Maps is here to help you take the next steps.
Fire Fight or Evacuate Protocols for Employees
Should you designate employees to use portable fire extinguishers in your emergency action plan (EAP)? Here are the different requirements that OSHA designates.
Critical Incident Mapping for Schools
Learn what states recommend critical incident mapping for schools as part of a wider effort to facilitate inter-agency emergency response and coordination.
Where To Post Emergency Evacuation Maps
Easy-to-read emergency evacuation maps should be posted in highly visible locations that are most useful to both employees and visitors.
Guidelines for Shelter-in-Place Areas
Many emergencies require personnel and visitors to shelter in place. These guidelines can help you plan your shelter area for any emergency.
What You Need to Know About Fire Code Occupancy Classifications
Fire code occupancy classifications are used to determine minimum requirements for evacuation routes, which make them essential to egress route planning.
Proper Evacuation Map Orientation
Properly oriented evacuation maps can be critical to the safety of employees and visitors during an emergency when each second counts.
How to Designate A Severe Weather Shelter Area For Your Business
Choosing a severe weather shelter area, and helping people find the shelter, can be critical to saving lives during a severe weather event.
Where To Post NFPA Fire Diamonds
NFPA fire diamonds provide critical information to emergency responders, which is why it’s important to place them in highly visible locations.
School Door Numbering System for Safety and Evacuation Planning
International Fire Code requires all schools to number and label their exterior doors. Learn how to keep your students safe by doing it correctly.
