Escape Chute Industrial Escape Chute

In most countries Occupational Health & Safety and Fire Regulation codes are in place. These codes lay out in most cases the minimum acceptable requirements for the safety of employees at work. The employer has a responsibility to provide adequate means of evacuation -egress for workers operating at height.

In the event of a hazard situation in the workplace or workstation of a tall structure, such workers are required to egress to safety quickly, this is usually the responsibility of the employer and safety managers. In many situations the escape chute provides the ideal solution in these type of emergency situations.

Escape chutes can and are used in various industrial areas, anywhere where a worker could be trapped in an emergency situation with no other means of emergency egress. For example, with installation of an escape chute in grain silos, process plants, control towers, hydraulic mining shovels, overhead cranes, etc., in an emergency situation, workers can quickly get to the ground in less than a minute.

Example - Emergency Escape Chutes For Mining Equipment:

The application of Emergency Escape Chutes to provide emergency egress for fixed and mobile mining equipment was first initiated in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia in 1998.

The decision to apply the chute for mining equipment is increasing, particularly after a recent incident where a Hydraulic Shovel caught fire and the operator escaped injury by the use of an escape chute. ensuring that the system meets the customers particular needs.

RSS & Escape Chute Systems experience with installations on mining equipment has emphasized its importance in the way the Chute is housed in the container. A Chute in a mining machine needs to be able to withstand the harsh conditions of the mining environment.

A specific method to store the Chute within its container, to protect from penetration by water, dust and to minimize damage from general mechanical vibration. RSS custom-design and supply the Chute to meet these demanding conditions. The container is fitted with a dust seal to ensure that the unit continues to be fully operational for the initial 6 months period after installation.

This 6 month period also provides time to organize training of relevant personnel, who will carry out regular maintenance of the system, alternatively RSS can carry out a 6 monthly maintenance inspection.

For all other applications other than mining equipment Annual service is required not six monthly.

Safety Recommendation:

Due to the demanding conditions experienced by such units, it is important and strongly recommended to have the Chute inspected every 6 months to ensure that the dust protection is replaced at every service. RSS recommend that 6 monthly checks should be carried out and on each inspection and replace the dust seal. Vibration of the machinery will wear the dust protection seal and may damage the outer [fire-protective] layer of the Chute itself.

Installations on mining equipment requires that the Chute and container be purpose built to suit that particular type of machine. RSS in conjunction with Escape Chute System will design a chute container to fit the working platform of each type of machine, RSS will custom design the Chute and container as a complete unit.

RSS can design a Escape Chute System to suite your particular needs, please call one of our fully trained representatives on:

Toll Free 1 866 447 8777 or email: sales@risksafetysystems.com

INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL:

Risk Safety Systems (RSS) Single Entry Escape Chute applications for:

• Cranes, High Reach Platforms

• General Towers, Aviation Watch Towers

• Platforms, Marine, Docks, Manufacturing

• Heavy Machinery such as Mining Equipment

• Commercial Structures

The Three Layered Escape Chute system is an invaluable aid when used for applications whereby persons are at risk at height and do not have a rapid means of egress to ground level in an emergency event.

The escape chute not only offers heat and flame protection but is a rapid and safe means to egress from a tall structure.

The benefit of the Three Layered Escape Chute System is that it is capable of evacuating persons quickly, yet provides a relatively safe and enclosed environment for the evacuees.

The enclosed chute is helpful when used to evacuate people/persons with height phobias or similar ailments.

Ounce in the chute you will descend to ground level safely and calmly. This type of escape chute requires no physical exertion from the occupants and can accommodate, stretchers or persons wearing fall protection or safety equipment.

By moving arms and legs outwards your descent speed is reduced, however descent in all cases is controlled.

It is always preferred to have trained personal at the top and bottom of the chute, this ensures that people who are panicking can be re-assured and the evacuation controlled.

The person at the ground level will help evacuees exit from the air gap at the base of the chute. Again this is helpful if an evacuee becomes unconscious while in the chute as the trained person at ground level will grab the last 4/5 feet of chute and twist it to create a break. This will allow the unconscious person to be removed from the chute safely.

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