Fluchtplan - The Best and Effective Solution of Building’s Safety Plan

While the design principles of the building plan is quite a complex issue, as there are lots of items are to be incorporated to get the best possible use of the space; the internal safety plan is also been considered for safeguarding the valuable lives, documents and materials. In almost all modern building, residential, commercial or industrial; we can see the provision of this safety measures, as per a well-structured plan, are there to help the occupant/s in getting the best possible support in case of any emergency.

The fluchtplan, i.e. the escape plan is recognized as the most modern mode of planning, so far the internal safety is the concern and followed by planners, engineers and authorities of different civic bodies in the preparation of drawing or scrutinizing purposes.

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In the modern day architecture, the design principle is playing the pivotal role in drawing up of any building plan, including the structural designs and internal arrangements, and this cannot be completed, without addressing the issue of safety plan of the building, which requires specialized touch that could maintain the international standards.

The fluchtplan is internationally considered as guideline for planners to prepare their respective plan of internal safety of the building, which not only shows the escape or rescue routes, it contains the position or locations of the safety equipment and installations, such as; fire extinguisher, fire alarm, fire phone, emergency phone, first aid box etc., at specific locations. Specific legends are being marked at various places, which are helpful for the occupant to get the direction of the escape route, as well as, the locations of firefighting and other equipment, without any difficulty.

Whether it’s a hospital, educational institution or any commercial complex, these escape and rescue plans help the building authority to arrange the best possible solution of evacuation, in the case of any disaster or emergency. Nowadays, the safety plan, including the escape and rescue routes, are being considered as the mandatory issue and it is not only tough but impossible to get an approval of any specific building plan, without any proper safety plan, from any civic or any appropriate authority.

International Standards

It is a well-known fact that there are some international parameters, according to International Organization for Standardization, ISO are available and it is now being followed by almost everywhere, from industry to education and from commercial business entity to modern health sector. This can be seen in the building plans and specifically the ISO 23601 is meant for the safety plan of any building, which is followed everywhere across the globe.

The Flucht und rettungsplan is the basic and exemplary manifestation of the international standard in escape plan and rescue route planning for any building or structure. In this standardization, every minute issue are being considered and incorporated and also the legends are mentioned in different local and other languages, which help the occupants to get a proper direction of the escape route or in getting the extinguisher or first aid box; at the time of an emergency or any disastrous event.