Aston Villa scores for safety

Premier League football club,
Aston Villa, has installed
specialist evacuation chairs
from Evac+Chair
International, at its world
famous stadium Villa Park.

The chairs are located at each
of the stadium’s refuge
points to assist in the safe
descent of those individuals
unable to use the stairs in an
emergency, whether at a
match or an event.

The chairs, which have
been installed in the multiuse
sections of the event and
corporate areas leading on to
the spectator boxes, have
been supplied and will also
be maintained by
Evac+Chair International.

The chairs are designed to
provide assistance to people
who have difficulty or are
incapable of independently
descending staircases in an
emergency. Individuals with
physical disabilities, pregnant
women or the elderly are
amongst those who could
benefit from this additional
safety facility.

The football club decided
to install the chairs following
a full health and safety
review. Aston Villa
recognised that whilst the
majority of mobility
impaired spectators and
guests in the stadium are at
ground level, those on higher
floors of the main stands
needed to have the correct
equipment to be able to exit
the building safely, should an
emergency arise.