5.2 What is a safe place?

By safe place, we mean a location where the person is no longer exposed to the immediate hazard and where further assistance can be provided safely.

A safe place is therefore not automatically:

• ground level,
• the nearest roof surface,
• the first platform,
• the point where the rescue equipment reaches its limit.

What constitutes a safe place depends on the workplace and the incident.

Remember

Plan the rescue all the way to a safe place.

Sources

• AFS 2023:2, Chapter 4, Sections 3–5 – first aid, preparedness and procedures