Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 58: Escape routes to remain passable
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
The regulations and related guidance notes on escape routes should recognise that it may not be practicable to protect escape routes against all physical conditions; and accordingly should be based on the objective that they should remain passable (para 19.174).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 395
Reference: Recommendation 58
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Source
Inquiry
Piper Alpha Inquiry
Report
The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster
12 Nov 1990
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
35.9 years ago