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Title: Fire Action Notices, multi lingual
Post by: jakespop on August 07, 2009, 02:19:43 PM: Anyone any ideas where I can find multi lingual Fire Action Notices, suitable for residential accommodation in a hospital. E.g Urdu etc.
Title: Re: Fire Action Notices, multi lingual
Post by: jayjay on August 07, 2009, 02:54:06 PM: see the fire kills web site

http://firekills.direct.gov.uk/index.html

notices in other languges
Title: Re: Fire Action Notices, multi lingual
Post by: AnthonyB on August 07, 2009, 03:58:25 PM: Which exact languages - Several European language fire action notices can be obtained from several signs companies & also UCL (whose are free save printing and laminating).

Middle Eastern & Asian Languages are not so readily available surprisingly, beyond general leaflets for community fire safety, such as those linked to above.

There is enough info in the linked leaflets to allow a fire action sign to be produced - if you want them in the Safety signs colours and pictograms I can help you - PM me
Title: Re: Fire Action Notices, multi lingual
Post by: Mike Buckley on August 11, 2009, 02:24:21 AM: From personal experience, please remember that some people, particularly elderly asian women, cannot read at all.
Title: Re: Fire Action Notices, multi lingual
Post by: wee brian on August 11, 2009, 03:00:51 PM: Absolutely - draw them a picture!
Title: Re: Fire Action Notices, multi lingual
Post by: David Rooney on August 11, 2009, 03:12:04 PM: Quote from: wee brian on August 11, 2009, 03:00:51 PM
Absolutely - draw them a picture!

Yes I'm sure there's a CoP/EN/Guide/RA/Guide to the RA (probably in braille)/ self help line and community action support group somewhere that will tell you what colour, how big, which way it should face and probably where to stick it too....!!
Title: Re: Fire Action Notices, multi lingual
Post by: jokar on August 11, 2009, 05:39:40 PM: Wee B online, gosh. What type of picture would you like, Kurnal could look like Brad Pitt for a day, that might get a response from them!
Title: Re: Fire Action Notices, multi lingual
Post by: wee brian on August 12, 2009, 08:46:40 AM: The picture would have to be tactile and possibly scratch and sniff. Perhaps it should be in sanscrit.