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Emergency evacuation procedures are an important part of any Health & Safety system.
Displaying fire safety signs is a legal requirement under the Health & Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996. Their purpose is to guide occupants safely out of a building to a place of safety and/or find fire-fighting equipment if lighting fails during a fire.
All commercial premises must display a Fire Action Notice. Best practice guidelines recommend that businesses display one next to every fire alarm call point and at every final exit door, where they are most likely to be seen in the event of an evacuation.
An assembly point must be identified on these signs to allow all evacuated personnel to meet and be accounted for. This will be specific to each business and should be communicated, practised during fire/evacuation drills, and records kept.