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OneService Community
Cluttered Corridors

Give us a clutter-free corridor

10 September 2020

A youth-led project in Changi-Simei raised awareness of fire safety and disability access through an obstacle course and educational outreach, engaging over 500 residents to promote clutter-free corridors and compliance with SCDF’s 1.2-metre clearance guideline.

📌 About the project

  • Changi-Simei Ward, East Coast GRC (2022).

  • Led by youth from the Cerebral Palsy Alliance of Singapore (CPAS), in partnership with the People’s Association (PA), Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), and East Coast Town Council (ECTC), with support from the MSO’s Love Our ‘Hood Youth Challenge 2020.

  • The project team conceptualised an obstacle course and educational video to raise awareness of fire safety and the challenges faced by people with disabilities in cluttered environments. Interactive activities and a post-video quiz encouraged residents to keep corridors clutter-free, promoting a safer and more inclusive community.

🏘️ The issue

  • Cluttered corridors posed safety risks, obstructed pathways for people with disabilities, such as wheelchair users, and hindered medical evacuations and fire-fighting operations during emergencies.

💡 What we did

  • Set up a booth at the Community Resilience Day @ Changi-Simei on 10 September 2022, featuring an obstacle course cluttered with common household items such as flowerpots, slippers, shoe cabinets, and carton boxes. Participants navigated the course in a wheelchair partially sighted, experiencing firsthand the challenges faced by people with disabilities and the importance of keeping corridors clutter-free.

  • Produced an educational video highlighting the Town Council’s bulky items removal service, fire safety guidelines, and the challenges faced by people with disabilities in cluttered environments. The video was screened during the Community Resilience Day event, followed by a quiz on corridor clutter, with participants receiving small gifts for their participation.

Woman guiding two children using a wheelchair and bike parts at a community activity booth.

Young participants trying to navigate the obstacle course at the project team’s booth.

 🔍 What we learnt

  • The 1.2 metres corridor clearance guideline should be referenced against the SCDF guidelines, which specify a minimum clear escape passage of at least 1.2 metres to be maintained along the common corridor (i.e. from the parapet wall to the item).

  • Many residents were unaware that corridor clutter or hoarding issues could be reported through the OneService App, rather than only through the Town Council.

⚙️ Key considerations

  • Partnering with relevant agencies such as the Town Council and SCDF could enhance credibility and resource sharing.

  • Ensure that all activities and materials are inclusive and accessible to participants of varying abilities, such as children. 

📈 Impact

  • By leveraging the community event and Changi-Simei grassroots’ social media platforms, the team engaged about 500 residents at its booth and reached about 2,000 residents online.

  • All booth visitors became aware of SCDF’s guideline to maintain a minimum 1.2 metres clear escape passage, as well as the Town Council’s free bulky item removal service.

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