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Evacuation plans — who must have one and what it contains

An evacuation plan is not a drawing for a folder but a sign on a wall read under stress. That difference decides whether the plan works.

The duty is set by the Serbian Fire Protection Act. Under Article 27a, entities in the first, second and third fire risk category must have an evacuation plan and fire instructions displayed in a visible place. Under Article 28, the evacuation plan is part of the Fire Protection Rules adopted by owners and users of commercial, industrial and public buildings, free-standing garages and residential buildings that are not required to have a Fire Protection Plan. So the first question is never "what does a plan cost" but "what does this building's Fire Protection Plan or Rules say" — the escape routes, exits and assembly points a plan shows all come from there.

What is most often missed in practice is not content but legibility. A plan that is the architect's drawing shrunk down, with every partition and dimension, cannot be read in a few seconds. A plan that works has a simplified floor plate, a clearly marked you-are-here position, the direction to the nearest exit and a legend that fits in one glance — and it is always oriented the way the person stands in front of it.

Alongside the plan goes the marking of the route itself: direction signs along corridors and stairs, exit signs and equipment that has to be findable in the dark. Photoluminescent signage is therefore not an extra but part of the same system — the plan says where, the signs lead while you walk.

Evacuation plans — who must have one and what it contains — example of delivered work

What this covers

Per-floor plans

Simplified floor plate, observer position, routes and exits, legend and assembly point.

Plan orientation

The plan is turned to match where it hangs, not to north on the drawing.

Placement at decision points

At entrances, lifts, stairwells and wherever a corridor branches.

Escape route marking

Direction and exit signs along the whole route, photoluminescent where required.

Equipment marking

Hydrants, extinguishers, call points and power isolation points.

Updates after refit

Revising plans when the layout changes, without remaking the whole set.

Frequently asked questions

Entities in the first, second and third fire risk category (Article 27a of the Fire Protection Act), and owners and users of commercial, industrial and public buildings, free-standing garages and residential buildings that adopt Fire Protection Rules (Article 28).

Under Article 82 of the Fire Protection Act, a company is fined RSD 300,000 to 1,000,000, the responsible person RSD 10,000 to 50,000 and a sole trader RSD 150,000 to 500,000. A ban on the activity of six months to three years may also be imposed.

Its content comes from the building's Fire Protection Plan or Rules. We do the graphic production and installation — a plan that can be read, and the route marking that goes with it. Where that documentation is missing or out of date, we say so before starting.

The law requires a visible place. In practice that means where people stop and choose a direction: at entrances, by lifts and stairs, and on garage levels. Exact positions are fixed by walking the building, because a plan behind an open door does not exist.

The plan is updated. On buildings where we hold a maintenance arrangement this follows a change notice; otherwise on request, and only the affected floor is reissued.

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