The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America’s (RESNA) standards committee on emergency stair travel devices (ESTD) has released a final draft standard for evacuation devices.
The RESNA ED-1 Standard for Evacuation Devices — Volume 1: Emergency Stair Travel Devices Used by Individuals with Disabilities will be open for public comment starting on May 9 and concluding June 23.
“This standard covers the terminology, description, performance, inspection and maintenance of devices whose primary purpose is the travel of individuals with disabilities over stair and horizontal surfaces during building evacuations,” a May 2 announcement from RESNA said. “This standard does not cover devices whose purpose is the travel of individuals with disabilities during routine travel on stairs. This standard includes requirements and test methods for determining emergency stair travel device performance. It also includes requirements for the disclosure of the test results.”
Email RESNA — [email protected] — if you would like to review the draft standard and provide comments.
