Emergency Bed Lower Kit - Rapid Profiling Bed Height Reduction in Power Failure Situations.
- Lowers the Woburn Bed Manually When All Power Has Failed - the Emergency Bed Lower Kit provides manual mechanical lowering of the Woburn profiling bed in situations where mains power has been interrupted and the built-in battery and any external backup battery have been exhausted or are unavailable; it is the last-resort lowering capability for a bed that cannot otherwise be adjusted; without this kit, a Woburn bed that is raised in a profiling position during a total power failure would remain in that raised position until power is restored, which may create an unsafe situation for a dependent resident who cannot exit the raised bed during an emergency evacuation.
- Critical for Fire Evacuation Compliance - the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires care settings to have effective evacuation procedures for all residents, including those who cannot self-evacuate and who may be in beds that require powered adjustment; the Emergency Bed Lower Kit is the final mechanical provision in the power hierarchy (mains power - built-in battery - external backup battery - manual lower kit) that enables the care team to lower the bed and complete the evacuation procedure regardless of power availability; the kit must be documented in the PEEP for each resident in a Woburn profiling bed as part of the complete evacuation provisions.
- Must Be Stored Adjacent to the Bed for Immediate Access - in a fire emergency, the evacuation team cannot take time to locate equipment stored away from the bed; the Emergency Bed Lower Kit must be stored in a known, accessible location immediately adjacent to the specific bed it serves - typically in the drawer or pocket of the bedside unit or mounted to the bed frame - so that any member of the care team who responds to the evacuation can locate and use it without searching; the storage location must be documented in the PEEP and communicated to all relevant staff members including those covering night shifts.
- Woburn Range Only - Compact Design - PEEP Required - NCL-HLDW200L - designed specifically for the Woburn profiling bed range; compact for bedside storage; easy to deploy when required; care staff must be trained in its use as part of the PEEP training programme; product code NCL-HLDW200L; must be checked at regular intervals to confirm it is present and undamaged; documented in PEEP and equipment records for CQC Regulation 12 compliance.
Emergency Bed Lower Kit - Manual Last-Resort Lowering - Woburn Range - Fire Evacuation PEEP
The Emergency Bed Lower Kit provides manual mechanical lowering of Woburn profiling beds when mains power, built-in battery, and external backup battery are all unavailable. It is the final lowering provision in the power hierarchy and is critical for PEEP (Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan) compliance under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Must be stored adjacent to the bed at a documented location known to all care staff; care team members must be trained in its use. Compact design for bedside storage. NCL-HLDW200L.
Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Function | Manual mechanical lowering of Woburn bed during total power failure |
| Position in Power Hierarchy | Last resort: after mains power, built-in battery, and external backup battery |
| Storage Requirement | Adjacent to bed - location documented in PEEP; known to all care staff |
| Staff Training | Required - included in PEEP training programme |
| Compatible Beds | Woburn profiling bed range |
| Reference | NCL-HLDW200L |
| Compliance | Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005; CQC Regulation 12; PEEP documentation |
Regulatory Compliance
The Emergency Bed Lower Kit is a mandatory component of the PEEP for any resident in a Woburn profiling bed where a raised bed position would prevent safe emergency evacuation. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person for fire safety must ensure effective evacuation provisions exist for all persons in the premises, including residents who cannot self-evacuate; the Kit is part of the physical provision that makes powered-bed evacuation feasible during total power failure. The Kit must be inspected at regular intervals to confirm it is present, accessible, and undamaged; its maintenance record must be retained alongside the PEEP and the equipment register for CQC Regulation 12 compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the PEEP (Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan), and how does the Emergency Bed Lower Kit fit into it?
A Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan is an individual documented plan that sets out how a specific person who cannot self-evacuate in an emergency will be safely evacuated from the building. Care settings are required to produce a PEEP for each resident who needs assistance to evacuate, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and CQC Regulation 12 on safe care. The PEEP for a resident in a Woburn profiling bed must address what happens if the bed is in a raised position during a fire alarm: it must document the order of bed-lowering provisions to be attempted (mains power adjustment; built-in battery if power fails; external backup battery if built-in is exhausted; Emergency Bed Lower Kit as the final manual option); it must document where each provision is stored and the specific steps to deploy each; it must identify which staff members are responsible for each step; and it must include how the resident will be transferred from the lowered bed to the evacuation pathway. The Kit is the provision that closes the gap in the PEEP for total power failure scenarios, and its documentation within the PEEP is the regulatory evidence that the setting has planned for this possibility.
How should care staff be trained to use the Emergency Bed Lower Kit, and how frequently should training be refreshed?
Training must cover three elements: recognition of when to deploy the Kit (total power failure confirmed after the built-in battery and any external backup battery have been found unavailable or depleted); location of the Kit (confirmed through the PEEP documentation and physical presence check at the bed); and the specific mechanical deployment steps for lowering the Woburn bed with the Kit (the precise process is documented in the Kit's instructions and should be replicated in the care setting's training materials). Training should be provided to all care staff who may respond to a fire alarm in the care setting, including daytime, evening, and night staff, since a fire can occur at any time; the training record must confirm all relevant staff have been trained. Refresher training should be provided at least annually or whenever there is a change to the PEEP, a change to the bed configuration, or a new staff member joins the team. A drill that includes the physical deployment of the Kit (or a practice unit if available) is more effective than instruction-only training, since the motor memory of the deployment procedure is better retained through physical practice than through reading alone.
NCL-HLDW200L
- Lowers the Woburn Bed Manually When All Power Has Failed - the Emergency Bed Lower Kit provides manual mechanical lowering of the Woburn profiling bed in situations where mains power has been interrupted and the built-in battery and any external backup battery have been exhausted or are unavailable; it is the last-resort lowering capability for a bed that cannot otherwise be adjusted; without this kit, a Woburn bed that is raised in a profiling position during a total power failure would remain in that raised position until power is restored, which may create an unsafe situation for a dependent resident who cannot exit the raised bed during an emergency evacuation.
- Critical for Fire Evacuation Compliance - the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires care settings to have effective evacuation procedures for all residents, including those who cannot self-evacuate and who may be in beds that require powered adjustment; the Emergency Bed Lower Kit is the final mechanical provision in the power hierarchy (mains power - built-in battery - external backup battery - manual lower kit) that enables the care team to lower the bed and complete the evacuation procedure regardless of power availability; the kit must be documented in the PEEP for each resident in a Woburn profiling bed as part of the complete evacuation provisions.
- Must Be Stored Adjacent to the Bed for Immediate Access - in a fire emergency, the evacuation team cannot take time to locate equipment stored away from the bed; the Emergency Bed Lower Kit must be stored in a known, accessible location immediately adjacent to the specific bed it serves - typically in the drawer or pocket of the bedside unit or mounted to the bed frame - so that any member of the care team who responds to the evacuation can locate and use it without searching; the storage location must be documented in the PEEP and communicated to all relevant staff members including those covering night shifts.
- Woburn Range Only - Compact Design - PEEP Required - NCL-HLDW200L - designed specifically for the Woburn profiling bed range; compact for bedside storage; easy to deploy when required; care staff must be trained in its use as part of the PEEP training programme; product code NCL-HLDW200L; must be checked at regular intervals to confirm it is present and undamaged; documented in PEEP and equipment records for CQC Regulation 12 compliance.