Safety First
Now here is something that has bothered me for sometime and a problem I raised at school
Emergency Exit signs, the person to my left is quite blatantly fleeing at some pace, which is completely against the rules of evacuation.
If we are indeed meant to follow the signs along with the idea that levels of safety are increased when people are calm and operating in an orderly fashion, exit signs should resemble the person to my right.
The improve sign shows a person (possibly with back problems, so oldies can relate to the image) calmly opening a door. Obviously going at a steady speed would have allowed this sensible person to place their hand on the door (to check for heat, something the speedy person it not able to do).
Reducing the speed of the image would increase the amount of people being saved by other would be victims as they would all be in a more rational state, so not endangering our Emergency Service workers (thusly saving tax payers money on widows pensions etc)
Hopefully the introduction of this new sign will encourage further alterations to emergency exit signs, for example:
-signs showing where little people could escape
-signs showing where fat people can’t escape
-signs showing where people with vertigo shouldn’t go
17 Mar 2005 15:42
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[Skip to the latest comment]YATTA!!!
Sorry…
17 Mar 2005, 15:43
Milly
eh?
17 Mar 2005, 15:56
Yatta, yatta, happy-go-lucky… who who who who? us us us us!
Did you change that sign yourself btw?
17 Mar 2005, 16:05
Milly
right…...
Why yes yes I did, with the mighty Microsoft Paint, none of this Photoshop malarkey for me
17 Mar 2005, 16:10
YATTA!
Much love for MS Paint photoshopping.
17 Mar 2005, 16:43
The edge of every table should feature a notice indicating that small people can hide under the table in an emergency…
19 Mar 2005, 15:02
Is it back problems or maybe just a slightly camp pose?
Nothing wrong with fleeing a burning building with dignity i guess keep up the good work and in no time i think you may well have a job with the health and safety Exec!
19 Mar 2005, 15:05
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