Fire Safety
Fire Safety Policy
Fire Assembly Points Falmer Campus
HS G016 UoS Map Fire Assembly Points [PDF]
Weekly Fire Alarm Bell Testing
April 2021 - Fire Alarm Bell Weekly Testing Schedule
Premises Information Boxes in Residential Buildings Template
HS F002 Premises Information Boxes in Residential Buildings Template
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs)
What is a PEEP?
A Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) is a tailored plan designed to ensure that individuals who may need assistance during an emergency evacuation, such as a fire alarm or other building evacuation, can leave the premises safely.
PEEPs are essential for supporting the safety and wellbeing of staff, students, and visitors with disabilities or health conditions that affect mobility, hearing, vision, or cognition.
Who needs a PEEP?
You may need a PEEP if:
- you have a mobility impairment (temporary or permanent)
- you have a visual or hearing impairment
- you have a medical condition that could affect your ability to evacuate quickly
- you experience anxiety or other conditions that make emergency situations challenging
- you have a temporary or short term condition which impacts your evacuation, e.g. a broken leg or those in later stages of pregnancy.
If you are unsure whether you or someone else needs a PEEP, contact the Health & Safety team for advice on peeps@sussex.ac.uk .
How to get a PEEP
- Notify the University: If you believe you need a PEEP, inform your School Office, Line Manager, or the Health & Safety team.
- Assessment: A member of the Health & Safety team will work with you to assess your needs and the building(s) you use.
- Plan creation: Your PEEP will include:
- The safest evacuation routes.
- Any assistance or equipment required, e.g. Evac-Chairs.
- Roles and responsibilities of support.
- Review: PEEPs are reviewed regularly or whenever your circumstances change. Please get in contact if something has changed.
Example template of the PEEP document which is created.
How your data is processed
Please look at the Privacy notice for processing of special category personal data as part of a PEEP.
Contact us
For questions or to request a PEEP:
- Email: peeps@sussex.ac.uk
- Phone: 01273 97 7116
Further support
Fire evacuation drawings
Fire evacuation drawings are posted in buildings along escape routes. Electronic copies are available in this .
Fire Alert Pagers
The University is now covered by a Fire Alert Paging system for students and staff who are deaf or have a hearing impairment. If you are a staff member or student and have completed a PEEP, you will be issued a personal Fire Alert Pager and charging station (these are configured not to alert when you leave campus).
If you are a visitor or somebody who is responsibile for a visitor to the University, a visitor Fire Alert Pager is available from the Library reception, Student Centre reception or the Health, Safety & Wellbeing Team based in Sussex House. These pagers will be provided as a loan device which need to be returned at the end of each day. If a visitor pager is inadvertently taken off campus, it will automatically go into alert in order to prompt its return back to one of the three locations it was issued from.
All pagers are issued with comprehensive instructions and are simple to use. All our non-residential buildings are configured to activate the pagers. An example would be 'Fire Sussex House'. If you are in Sussex House you will need to evacuate. You may pick up alerts from neighbouring buildings so make sure you read the message before you act.
For both visitors and personally issued pagers you are responsible for the devices and at the end of the loan period they must be returned or you may be charged for a replacement device.