Commercial Building Safety Equipment Ireland

Safety Equipment Ireland supplies safety equipment for offices, retail premises, hotels, public buildings and multi-tenant developments across Ireland. The catalogue covers fire door holders, evacuation chairs, defibrillators and emergency signage, all supplied on a quotation basis with advice from the sales team.

safetyequipment.ie is owned and operated by Phoenix STS, the fire safety and health and safety consultancy and training provider. For facilities managers this means the supplier of the equipment can also prepare the evacuation plans and deliver the training that the equipment depends on.

Employer duties and emergency planning

The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires every employer to prepare and maintain an emergency plan, provide the equipment the plan depends on, and appoint and train the people who will carry it out. In plain terms, if the plan says a member of staff will assist a colleague down the stairs in an evacuation chair, the chair must exist, be stored where the plan says it is, and the named staff must have practised with it.

The Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003 place a general duty on persons in control of commercial premises to take reasonable measures to guard against the outbreak of fire and to provide for the safety of everyone on the premises. The practical consequence for a facilities manager is that escape routes, fire doors and evacuation arrangements have to work for everyone in the building, including visitors and contractors who have never seen the fire procedures.

Where a member of staff or a regular visitor cannot evacuate unaided, a personal emergency evacuation plan records how they will be assisted, by whom and with what equipment. Phoenix STS prepares personal emergency evacuation plans for workplaces and public buildings.

Fire warden equipment

Fire warden equipment follows from the emergency plan rather than from a standard kit list. Once the plan sets out who sweeps each floor, who assists people with reduced mobility and who reports to the assembly point, the equipment list writes itself: evacuation chairs at the stair cores wardens are responsible for, door holders on the corridors they manage, and an AED where the employer has decided to provide one. Write the plan first and equip against it.

Fire doors and day-to-day accessibility

Fire doors in busy corridors are often wedged open for convenience, which stops them doing their job in a fire. Purpose-made fire door holders hold the door open in normal use and release it when the fire alarm sounds, keeping the building accessible during the working day without defeating the door. The fire door holder buying guide explains the options across the Fireco range.

AED readiness in the workplace

There is no single rule for which commercial buildings should have a defibrillator. The practical case is response time: an AED on the premises can be in use minutes before an ambulance arrives. Decide where a cabinet gives the fastest cover for staff and visitors, and who checks pads and batteries through the year. The defibrillator and AED buying guide covers the selection points in detail.

Recommended product areas

Fire Door Holders - door holders that release fire doors when the alarm sounds.

Evacuation Chairs - assisted evacuation equipment for multi-storey buildings, including the Exitmaster evacuation chair range. See the evacuation chair buying guide.

Defibrillators - AEDs, cabinets, pads and batteries, including the ZOLL defibrillator range.

Evacuation Mats and Sheets - sheet and mat-based evacuation supports for buildings with occupants who cannot use stairs unaided.

Representative products

Dorgard - Fireco fire door holder, details and quotation information.

Dorgard SmartSound - Fireco fire door holder, details and quotation information.

Freedor SmartSound - Fireco fire door product, details and quotation information.

DorMag Pro - Fireco fire door holder, details and quotation information.

Versa Plus Evacuation Chair - Exitmaster stairway evacuation chair, details and quotation information.

eGo Evacuation Chair - Exitmaster evacuation chair for assisted escape on stairs.

ZOLL AED 3 Semi-Automatic - defibrillator for workplace and public-access use.

Surface Mount Wall Cabinet for ZOLL and Powerheart AEDs - indoor AED wall cabinet, details and quotation information.

Training for wardens and equipment operators

Phoenix STS delivers fire warden training for the staff who run evacuations, evacuation chair training for the staff named in PEEPs, and HeartSaver AED training for workplace AED responders. Equipment and training can be arranged together in one enquiry.

Commercial building safety equipment FAQs

What equipment do fire wardens actually need? Whatever the emergency plan asks of them. Most warden equipment decisions follow from the plan: evacuation chairs at the stair cores they cover, door holders on the corridors they manage, and an AED where one is provided. If the plan is not yet written, start there.

How many evacuation chairs does a building need? It depends on the number of protected stairways, the floors in use and the PEEPs in place for staff and regular visitors. Describe the building in the enquiry, including floors and stair cores, and the sales team can advise.

Can fire doors be held open legally? Yes, with purpose-made hold-open devices that release the door when the fire alarm sounds. Wedges and improvised props stop the door protecting the escape route and should never be used.

Should our building have an AED? There is no blanket requirement, but many employers provide one because the first minutes of a cardiac arrest matter most. Consider the number of people in the building, response times in the area and where a cabinet would give the fastest cover.

Can I request a quote for several commercial sites? Yes. Provide the site list, product names and quantities per site so the team can prepare a combined quotation.

How to request a quote

Send the product names, quantities, delivery location and the building details that affect the requirement, such as floors, door counts or stair cores, to the sales team. Call the sales team on 043 3349611, email [email protected], or request a quotation through the contact page. The team can advise on suitability and availability before anything is ordered.

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