What is the first step in the ESCAPE review?

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What is the first step in the ESCAPE review?

When evaluating safety during an emergency, you begin by identifying all possible exits and routes to safety. Knowing where the exits are and how occupants can reach them is the foundation for everything that follows. If you don’t first map the exits, you can’t accurately assess whether alarms will alert people, whether emergency lighting will illuminate the egress paths, or whether exit doors will operate properly. Once exits are established, you evaluate the other elements—alarms, lighting, and door status—in the context of those routes to ensure a safe, unobstructed path to safety.

When evaluating safety during an emergency, you begin by identifying all possible exits and routes to safety. Knowing where the exits are and how occupants can reach them is the foundation for everything that follows. If you don’t first map the exits, you can’t accurately assess whether alarms will alert people, whether emergency lighting will illuminate the egress paths, or whether exit doors will operate properly. Once exits are established, you evaluate the other elements—alarms, lighting, and door status—in the context of those routes to ensure a safe, unobstructed path to safety.

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