Abstract

The evacuation chair allows safe and efficient evacuation of people with disabilities or injuriesfrom buildings during emergencies. Therefore, evacuation chairs need to be effective in variousconditions of use. It is crucial to know how to choose the right evacuation chair and how tointegrate it effectively into a specific evacuation system. The article aims to identify expectations forevacuation chairs and to evaluate the level of familiarity with how they work of people organizingan evacuation system. This goal was pursued by surveying 41 people who plan and implementevacuation systems in buildings. The analysis of the research results shows a deficit in practicalknowledge concerning the operation of evacuation chairs; consequently, it justifies and suggeststhe need for further action in this area. The respondents chose the answer that seemed to be assafe as possible without having to go into details. They were unable to effectively define the rightexpectations for evacuation chairs. The training of chair use should include brake functioning,the role of the belt securing the head and a leg belt. Users have partially conflicting demands forthe chair, which shows a lack of established criteria, probably due to the lack of practical experiencein the use of emergency chairs. The decision-making model and the factors that affect purchaseshould be examined to determine their needs more precisely. The specific needs of all three groupsof users should be established, and potential antinomies between features should be recognizedand overcome. The study also suggests that future research should focus on the decision-makingprocess, ergonomic quality and measuring the impact of training on the actual effectiveness ofthe evacuation system. In addition, the study also highlights the need for in-depth research andconsideration of user needs in the design process.

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