Posted By Elaine McDonald A bit of advice please. We are based in a ground floor office, with two designated fire escape routes. One of these routes is also our entrance route into our reception area, which is used by visitors including members of the public (both routes take employees/visitors straight out to fresh air in the evernt of an evacuation). There is one other exit out of the office, which is used only by staff, but does take you back into the main building's reception before leading you outside. It is my opinion that the exit for staff cannot be used for emergency evacuation as does not directly lead employees/visitors into fresh air. Can someone please clarify if I am correct in my thinking? As there has been suggestions that the reception door be locked during working hours, which I have raised my objections due to the above. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.