Evaluation of existing refuge areas
Safe refuge areas have been included in the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and
Planning’s building regulations since 2011 as an evacuation solution for persons with reduced
mobility when it is not possible to evacuate to a safe place from a public space. The Swedish
Work Environment Authority’s regulations on Workplace Design require temporary evacuation
places to the same extent as evacuation routes from an accessible workplace in cases where it is
not possible to evacuate to a safe place.
Photo: Kristin Andrée