Safety, Fire codes and Accessibility for Creative Spaces April 23, 2019 Webinar 5 of 6

1. Safety, Fire codes and Accessibility for Creative SpacesApril 23, 2019Webinar 5 of 6

2. Before we begin… Closed captioning is provided throughout the webinar. You can hear us but we can’t hear you! Please use the chat box for questions. A link to recording, transcript and evaluation will be provided following the webinar. We will be using the chat box for the Q & A period. You can also email questions to erin@artsbuildontario.ca.

3. Agenda • Recap on what we covered in the last webinar: “Best Practices for Architects, Designers and Creative Spaces on Accessibility” • Presentation: “Safety, Fire codes, and Accessibility for Creative Spaces” • Presentation from Question and Answer Period

4. Recap of AODA & Design of Public Spaces What is a disability? People with disabilities are the minority of EVERYONE • Everyone either currently has a disability, knows someone with a disability or will have a disability as they age

5. Understanding AODA Law • AODA = Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act • Goal = Make Ontario accessible • Based on = Equality, Dignity and Respect • 5 areas of requirements: • Integrated Accessibility Standard • Customer Service • Information and Communication • Employment • Transportation • Design of Public Spaces

6. AODA - Design of Public Spaces Most buildings: • Exterior Paths of Travel • Outdoor Public Use Eating Areas (good practice to consult) • Outdoor Play Spaces (good practice to consult) • Accessible Parking • Type A (van size) • Type B (car size) • Obtaining Services • Service counters • Fixed queuing guides • Waiting areas (Minimum 3%)

7. Ontario Building Code (OBC) • Limited accessibility requirements • Can build a building that fully complies with the OBC but will it be fully inclusive? • Mostly focuses on individuals who use wheelchairs • Doesn’t solve for full range of abilities people have

8. Hierarchy of Laws

9. Resources • AODA Customer Service • AODA Information and Communication • AODA Employment • AODA Design of Public SpacesIllustrated Technical Guide to the Design of Public Spaces

10. Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility ontario.ca/accessibility Toll-Free: 1-866-515-2025 TTY: 416-325-3408 / 1-800-268-7095 @ONAccessibility facebook.com/ONAccessibility YouTube.com/ONGov accessibility@ontario.ca

11. ArtsBuild Ontario Best Practices for Architects, Designers, and Creative Spaces on Accessibility March 26, 2019

12. Ecosystem of InclusionArtsBuild OntarioMarch 26, 2019 Corey TimpsonCorey Timpson Design Inc.www.coreytimpson.com@coreytimpson

13. Today’s Presenters Marnie Peters, Accessibility Simplified Martin Day President, Safety Media Inc.

14. Fire Safety Plans and Compliance

15. Objectives • Introduction • Ontario Fire Code • 4 Ps of Compliance / Fire Safety Planning • Emergency Signage Key Principles

16. Background on Martin and Safety Media Martin Day President • Fire code compliance products • Workplace health & safety compliance products • AODA compliance products • Standard and custom signs • 4,000 products • Professional services

17. Observations Risk ↑ Complexity ↑ Oversight ↑ Time ↓

18. Fire Protection & Prevention Act • The Ontario Fire Code, O.Reg 213/07, made under The FPPA, 1997, is law in Ontario. • The Ontario Fire Code is a companion document to the Ontario Building Code • Local Fire Inspectors are ‘Assistants to the Fire Marshal’ and have full authority to enforce the Fire Code.

19. Liabilities and Due Diligence Who is responsible? O.F.C. Division A Part 1 states: • 1.2.1.1. Unless otherwise specified, the owner is responsible for carrying out the provisions of this Code. Owner Defined Div. A , Part 1, Section 1.4 defines owner as follows: • Owner means any person, firm or corporation having control over any portion of the building or property under consideration and includes persons in the building or property.

20. “Supervisory staff” … Occupants of a building who have some delegated responsibility for the fire safety of other occupants under the fire safety plan. Including those that are taking care of a building for one day, or are a backup. Also any staff working on-site.

21. General Duties of Supervisory Staff • Promote a fire safe attitude in your building. • Know the emergency procedures for staff and occupants. • Understand all building features. • Be sure to have a sound knowledge of all life safety features in your building. • Egress routes clear, maintain door operations. • Have keys available for firefighter to use, keep them in a readily available location. • Keep all access routes clear for responding fire personnel. Review your buildings fire safety plan for all duties.

22. 4Ps: Compliance under “Parts 2 and 6” of the OFC Requires: • Plan - A Fire Safety Plan (FSP) for each building (Pt 2.8) • People - Staff knowledgeable and capable of performing their specific role(s) • Property - Functioning equipment, properly maintained • Proof - that equipment is being maintained, checked, inspected and tested as per the code

23. Fire Safety Plans • Required by the Ontario Fire Code for specific buildings • Designed to minimize the possibility of a fire • Designed to provide occupant safety in the event of a fire • Designed to provide effective utilization of the building fire safety features • Must be reviewed at least annually • Must be updated with any changes in the building structure or use

24. Typical Fire Safety Plan Table of Contents • Introduction • Building and Human Resources • Emergency procedures • Controlling, confining, and fire extinguishment • Alternative measures and fire watch • Fire drill procedures • Fire and Life Safety Systems • Schematic drawings

25. Building an Accessible Fire Safety Plan • Building fire safety plan (Fire Code) • Persons Requiring Assistance list • Individual fire safety plan • Accounts for specific disability • Noted in building evacuation plan • What about visitors with disabilities?

26. Engage in Inclusive Evacuation Planning & Drills • Invite persons requiring assistance to participate • Use drills as an opportunity to update list of persons requiring assistance

27. People … The owner / delegates are required to be knowledgeable and capable of performing their duties under the Fire Safety Plan … Ensure you have a proper training plan in place, and practice key drills and procedures as required by your fire safety plan.

28. Property – Functioning equipment • The Fire Code requires all equipment that could create a fire hazard to be maintained properly. • This is validated by • Checks • Inspections, and • Tests

29. Proof • The Fire Code specifically states that records are required. • These are called upon for inspections, and in the advent of an emergency.

30. Emergency Signage Key Principles • Simple Text • Pictograms • Tactile • Braille While balancing an inevitable tension between various other laws, regulations and requirements

31. Building and Placing Accessible Evacuation Maps • Tactile • Grade 1 Braille • Large text • High-traffic location • Easy orientation • Limited but important • information

32. CSA B651 – Accessible Design for the Built Environment – Signage Best Practice • Consistent style and location (overhead and wall mounted) throughout a building • Avoid shadows and glare • Characters sans serif, upper & lower case, high contrast, minimum 25 mm height • 0.8 mm – 1.5 mm tactile text, braille and pictograms for regulatory, warning and identification signs • Pictograms should have a 150 mm field height • Wall-mounted tactile signs should have a centre-line 1,500 mm from the floor and a leading vertical edge 150 mm from the door jamb

33. Required Signage Examples • Accessible exits clearly marked with tactile/Braille • Exits with areas of refuge differentiated • Floor level as well as higher level to account for smoke • Egress Paths clear with signage • In case of fire / 911 signs

34. Use a supplier that supports Grade 1 Braille • Grade 2, or contracted Braille, is the standard for ADA in US • Grade 1 Braille, adopted by the CNIB is the Canadian standard

35. Go Beyond the Minimum • Codes change • Many low-cost options to improve building safety for able-bodied and disabled • Fire safety best practices are constantly evolving • Accessible fire safety is a differentiator

36. Get Help, if needed You can make a difference! Let’s get started!

37. Accessible Design and Emergency Planning: Addressing the needs of Persons with Disabilities and Older Persons in Creative Spaces Marnie Peters President

38. Marnie Peters • 20 + years of experience as a consultant in accessibility and universal design • Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG); new building and recommendations for remediation of Arts Court heritage building • Museum of Nature; accessibility of facility, exhibit spaces and exhibit presentation • Library and Archives Canada www.AccessibilitySimplified.com

39. Accessibility of the Built Environment & Addressing Fire and Life Safety

40. Built Environment • Design considerations addressing accessibility and universal design directly impact on fire and life safety for people with disabilities, older persons, families and children

41. Building Code Requirements Requirements for fire/evacuation routes: • Illumination • Stairs + ramps • Door and exit signage • Fire pull heights • Visual Alarms

42. Code improvements Requirements for fire/evacuation routes: • Areas of Refuge/Areas of Rescue Assistance • Evacuation instructions • Use of elevator in emergency situations

43. Area of Refuge /Area of Rescue Assistance • Identified by Signage • Communication System to a monitored station • Space allocated outside of the flow of the evacuation route • Positive Air Pressure

44. Accessible Egress Route Signage Evolution of Exit Signage • Red/white, text, backlit • Photoluminescent, • Green running man, new standard for exit signs • Identify accessible evacuation routes when different • Universal evacuation routes includes everyone: Wheelchair in motion, not stationary

45. Elevators for Evacuation • Current situation in the majority of buildings • Changes in building codes beginning to permit use of elevators for evacuation • Elevator design changing to permit independent use during fire / alarm situations

46. Typical Evacuation Map

47. Alternate Routes Evacuation Map • Signage shows the exit doors that are part of an accessible evacuation / egress route. • Not accessible for persons with low/no vision

48. Evacuation and Wayfinding • Tactile maps help orient people to the space, provides spatial context for everyone, clearly identified evacuation routes

49. Addressing the Specific Needs of People with Disabilities and Functional Limitations

50. Information for Staff/Visitors • Tactile maps • Availability of evacuation plans • Emergency information in Alternate Formats • Information on website about Emergency Procedures