Technical Booklet E Fire Safety·Page 14
Unacceptable means of escape
Lists four types of equipment and apparatus that are not acceptable for means of escape, with a limited exception for suitably designed evacuation lifts.
The following are not acceptable for means of escape –
(i) a lift (except a suitably designed and installed evacuation lift);
(ii) a passenger conveyor or escalator;
(iii) a portable or throw-out ladder; and
(iv) manipulative apparatus and appliances.
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