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Evacuation plans for office buildings and tertiary
From multi-floor headquarters to coworking spaces and business centers, generate evacuation plans compliant with the French Labor Code (article R. 4227-37), ERP type W and NF X 08-070 in just minutes. Import your architect plans as a background layer and trace them with automatic snapping, 250+ pictograms including ISO 7010, high-resolution PDF export.
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Why an evacuation plan is mandatory in office buildings
Every office building falls under both the French Labor Code (article R. 4227-37 et seq.) and, when open to the public, the ERP fire-safety regulation — most often type W (administrations, banks, public-facing offices). In both cases, the employer or operator must post legible evacuation plans on each floor and near every exit.
An evacuation plan compliant with NF X 08-070 (fire-incident instructions) using ISO 7010 pictograms must therefore be displayed in circulation areas, updated after every reshuffle and accompanied by general fire-safety instructions. ISO 23601 governs evacuation and intervention plans for complex buildings.
Beyond the legal requirement, the evacuation plan plays a key role during the periodic evacuation drills imposed by article R. 4227-39 of the Labor Code (at least every six months) and during inspections by the safety commission for ERPs subject to authorization.
Tertiary specifics: multi-floor, open-spaces, flex-office
Modern office buildings raise particular challenges: duplicated floors with varying partitioning, closed meeting rooms, coworking spaces shared between several companies, or flex-office layouts where workstations change weekly. The evacuation plan must reflect the actual configuration, locate emergency exits, enclosed staircases, lifts (not to be used), fire hose reels, extinguishers, manual call points and outdoor assembly areas.
In high-rise buildings (IGH) and multi-tenant buildings, several sets of plans may coexist: an evacuation plan per level for occupants and a global intervention plan for the emergency services. Fabrik handles this multi-floor, multi-building logic from a single workspace, and one document can hold several floors.
Fast updates after every reshuffle
In offices, layouts evolve quickly: a new partition, a relocated meeting room, a new floor opening. With an online editor like Fabrik, you update the plan in minutes, regenerate the high-resolution PDF and replace the printouts — no more bureau d'études, no more multi-week wait.
PDF exports rendered at up to 300 dpi stay legible at every printing size (A4 to A0), and the version history lets the employer prove their information duty has been met after every site change.
Labor Code + ERP type W compliance
Multi-floor and multi-building plans
Accessible routes and assembly areas
Frequently asked questions
Is an evacuation plan mandatory in every office building?
Yes. Article R. 4227-37 of the French Labor Code requires an evacuation plan and fire-safety instructions in every workplace. If the building also receives public (banks, administrations, customer-facing offices), it is additionally classified as ERP — most often type W — and subject to the matching fire-safety regulation.
How often should office evacuation plans be updated?
After every significant layout change (partitioning, exit relocation, change of activity zone) and at minimum before every six-monthly evacuation drill required by article R. 4227-39 of the Labor Code. With an online editor, updates take minutes instead of weeks.
What is the difference between an evacuation plan and an intervention plan?
The evacuation plan, defined by NF X 08-070, is intended for occupants and shows the route to take and the assembly point. The intervention plan, defined by ISO 23601, is intended for emergency services to quickly locate utility shut-offs (gas, electricity), fire hose reels, dry risers and access points. Major office buildings usually have both.
Can I create plans for multiple floors?
Yes. Fabrik handles multi-floor buildings: each floor has its own detailed evacuation plan, several floors can be combined in one exported document, and the intervention plan for emergency services is made in the same tool.
Can a coworking space use a single plan for several companies?
Yes: one evacuation plan per floor is enough, provided it accurately reflects the layout and is posted at every exit and circulation area. Fire-safety instructions are shared; identifying companies by zone remains a best practice to facilitate headcount after evacuation.
Do Fabrik plans meet safety commission requirements?
Fabrik is built around ISO 23601, NF X 08-070, ISO 7010 and the decree of 25 June 1980 as amended for ERPs. The safety pictograms in the library follow ISO 7010, and an automatic check before export verifies exits, indicative travel distances, door widths and pictogram size. Compliance remains the operator's responsibility, and final approval rests with your safety commission.
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