How can children be evacuated if there are turnstiles at the entrance to the school? Emergencies explained

The Ministry of Emergency Situations explained the requirements for the equipment of evacuation routes in schools and other educational institutions. This sb.by reported in the press service of the rescue Department.

The Emergencies Ministry informed:

- In accordance with the requirements of the legislation, namely paragraph 50 of the general fire safety requirements for the maintenance and operation of capital structures (buildings, structures), isolated premises and other facilities belonging to business entities, approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus of November 23, 2017 No. 7 "On the development of entrepreneurship", to ensure safe evacuation, it is prohibited to arrange imitation of doors on evacuation routes, install turnstiles without duplication of passages in them with a swing gate with the required evacuation width or without ensuring the possibility of their forced opening.

Accordingly, a swinging mechanical gate is mandatory at the entrances, the geometric parameters of which provide the required evacuation width for the smooth and rapid passage of the entire flow of students and staff. This ensures safe evacuation of children in the event of an emergency. Rescuers recalled the rules of operation of furnaces ahead of the heating season