Date: Monday, September 29, 2025
Category: Event
The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Standards Committee on Emergency Stair Travel Devices (ESTD) is working on a final draft standard, RESNA ED-1 Standard for Evacuation Devices - Volume 1: Emergency Stair Travel Devices used by Individuals with Disabilities. This standard covers the terminology, description, performance, inspection, and maintenance of devices whose primary purpose is the travel of individuals with disabilities over stair and horizontal surfaces during building evacuations. This standard does not cover devices whose purpose is the travel of individuals with disabilities during routine travel on stairs. This standard includes requirements and test methods for determining emergency stair travel device performance. It also includes requirements for the disclosure of the test results.
Currently, the ESTD Committee is looking for members in these interest categories:
- Government,
- Consumers,
- Building Owners and Managers,
- Code Development and Code Enforcement,
- Testing Organizations and facilities.
All are welcome to observe or join the committee.
We are interested in hearing from all parties who may be directly and materially interested in this standard. If you would like to assist with developing this draft standard, please email us at technicalstandards@resna.org.