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BS 5499 part 4 is devoted to escape route signing and while good sign design is important, the correct application and positioning of those signs is of equal significance in ensuring an effective signing system is in place. The size and positioning of signs within a building should form a major part of the considerations.
Exhaustive testing of both comprehension and judgment of graphical symbols conforming to BS5499 and ISO 7010, ISO16069 achieved the highest comprehension credentials. However, as it only achieved some 80% performance, the British Standard requires supplementary text to aid comprehension. This too was tested and finally achieved 100% comprehension under ISO 9186. (Comprehension Testing Standard). Both the International and the British Standard Technical committee agreed that Escape Route Location and directional identification should not be left to graphic symbols alone. Consequently escape route signs should consist of three elements, the internationally-recognised graphical symbol for emergency exits, supplementary text (Exit or Fire exit) and a directional arrow.
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Purpose
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals that effective July 23, 2023, Washington will enter the multistate Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) through Substitute Senate Bill 5499 enacted by the 2023 Washington State Legislature. There are reporting requirements for employers who employ nurses, including acute care hospitals and psychiatric hospitals. Reporting obligations begin July 24, 2023, the first business day after the new law takes effect.
The NLC provides multistate licensure privileges for registered nurses (RNs), licensed professional nurses (LPNs), and licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) who meet uniform license requirements to practice in participating Compact states and jurisdictions.
Applicability/Scope
The new reporting requirements apply to nurse employers, including acute care hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW and psychiatric hospitals licensed under 71.12 RCW.
WABON will begin to recognize nurses with multistate licenses (MSL) from other Compact states on July 24, 2023. Nurses with MSLs will be able to begin working in Washington without first obtaining a Washington license on that date. Hospitals that hire nurses with an MSL issued by a state other than Washington should begin reporting the hiring of nurses working under an out-of-state Compact license within 30 days of hire on July 24, 2023.
New Requirements for Hospital Reporting
Sections 24-31 of SB 5499 establish nurse employer reporting requirements. Sections 24 and 25 apply to acute care hospitals and psychiatric hospitals, respectively.
As of September 1, 2023, health care employers, including hospitals, that hire nurses who hold an active MSL and do not hold a Washington state nursing license must complete the following tasks within 30 days of hiring the nurse:
Other Elements of SB 5499
SSB 5499 (2023) provides that Washington will enter the Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact. Washington will join the 38 other states and 2 jurisdictions that have enacted the Compact and become party to the requirements of the Compact.
The Compact allows eligible RNs, LPNs, and LVNs to practice physically, telephonically or through electronic means in their home state and other states that have entered the Compact. The Compact allows nurses to have one multistate license, which means those nurses who travel to Washington from other Compact states may begin working immediately.
Nurse Licensure Compact Model Act Provisions
To join the Compact, states are required to adopt the Nurse Licensure Compact Model Act. Sections 1-14 of SSB 5499 outlines provisions that must be adopted for a state or jurisdiction to join the Compact.
The Secretary shall be permitted to charge different fees for RNs, LPNs, and nurses who hold a multistate license issued by Washington. This includes nurses who hold a valid multistate license issued by the state with the requirement that a portion of nurse licensure fees support the Washington Center for Nursing, and nurses with the requirement that a portion of nurse licensure fees support online access to the UW health sciences library.
BS 5499 Part 4
BS 5499 part 4 is devoted to an escape route signing and while good sign design practice is important, the correct application and positioning of those signs are of equal significance in ensuring an effective signing system is in place. The size and positioning of signs within a building should form a major part of the package. It clearly and concisely deals with all aspects of the design of an effective escape route signing system.
It also deals with the issues associated with designing a coordinated system of signing throughout any given building. The code outlines items that need to be addressed in considering the overall design, including,
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The design and installation of emergency lighting and exit signage needs to be provided within many types of buildings, as this allows for employees and visitors to safely evacuate the building to a place of safety in the case of an emergency. The signage should be designed and so installed in order that there is no ambiguity as to the direction required to safely escape from the building and so as to achieve a compliant solution, there are a number of documents which outline the requirements for signage.
Having provided the details taken from the various standards, the conclusion of this content is that the sign location and operation, as well as the meaning of the appropriate arrows is as defined within BS 5499-4:2013, whereas, the sign format is as defined within BS EN ISO 7010:2012+A5:2015 and this document makes no mention of text as any inclusion is intended to be supplementary, which means that the use of text is considered as being optional.
One final note is that the document BS EN ISO 7010 as mentioned in this editorial has now been superseded by BS EN ISO 7010:2020, however this change is not reflected within the content of BS5266-1:2016.
I have had a number of queries recently about the correct use of escape signs, so I thought I would address this. While Approved Document B (5.37) requires that every escape route (excluding those in houses and flats) be provided with suitable escape signage, it gives little advice beyond that.
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