Posted By Phil.D.Baptiste
RE...
'Re: Fire and Exit signs' posted by Phil.D.Baptiste on Wednesday, 21 April 2004 at 12:14 in response to 'Fire and Exit signs'.
as per previous response, exit signs should be used on normal routes and fire exit signs on other/additional routes. However, as per advice from a local fire officer, in public buildings, such as museums, where routes through are 'designated' or 'prescribed', it may be appropriate to use fire exit signs, where/if there is a conflict with the normal 'viewing route'.
As for size, colour, shape, proliferation, types of mounting and where they are mounted...YES...I've had, and still do, meet these problems all the time...I think compromise is the most polite way I can put it...insistance is the most accurate...the previous responses advice/reference is worth a look, but it still comes down to persuasion. In a Local Authority, extra staffing tends to be a luxury, but existing staff can be used, via your evacuation procedure and training, to move to areas where extra guidance is needed, changes of routes, stairs etc. and make sweeps of areas on their way out...hope that helps