ᐅ Is an emergency override for blinds on the upper floor strictly necessary?

There must be a second escape route – this does not mean that the second escape route only needs to be provided in a simple form. The approval officer only needs to recognize at least one possible second escape route as suitable. Often, this is easier to identify if it is marked in the plans – for example, in visually identical double-wing windows where you have to look very closely to see that one has a casement instead of a mullion. It is perfectly acceptable for multiple openings to be suitable as second escape routes. In such cases, it is not required but advisable to mark and designate one of them, so that the others can potentially omit features like an emergency crank opening. Unlike escape routes, a rescue route does not have to be signposted, and even escape routes only require signage in public buildings. Here, rescue does not mean self-rescue by an untrained person through escape, but the recovery of a person by a trained rescuer (e.g., due to weakening from smoke inhalation). Because this is the classical reason for the need for rescue, suitability for passage with breathing apparatus worn is particularly important. The rescue route is used in such a way that the rescuer in full gear enters first, then hands the person to be rescued outside, and finally exits themselves. With a second escape route, this entire procedure must be possible via that route, since the term implies an alternative rescue path. Preferably, rescuers enter the ground floor through the main door and stairwell. Only when flames or smoke block this path is the second escape route used as such. For escape as well, the preferred walking path is usually favored over jumping out. Incidentally, this route can save lives in an emergency – not just the building permit. The name “second escape route” was chosen for brevity, since “escape and rescue route of second priority” would be even more cumbersome than a firefighter burdened with equipment. Anyone who wants to increase their chances of being rescued even by a bulky firefighter is welcome to provide that passage with an extra one hundred and twenty-one, one hundred and twenty-two, or even more centimeters (inches).

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Altai schrieb:

If the turntable ladder cannot reach a certain area, should a second staircase, external ladder, or something similar be provided accordingly?
I once saw a slide used as a second escape route in a kindergarten.

That’s exactly right.