What is a PEEP (personal emergency evacuation plan)?
By Joe Cooper · · 3 min read
A personal emergency evacuation plan, or PEEP, explains how a particular person will get out in an emergency. You should consider one for anyone who might struggle to evacuate quickly.
Who might need one
- People with mobility impairments.
- People who are deaf or hard of hearing, or blind or partially sighted.
- People with cognitive or health conditions.
- Someone who is pregnant or has a temporary injury.
What to include
- The person's route out and any equipment needed.
- Who will help them and a back-up.
- How they will be alerted, for example a vibrating pager for someone who cannot hear the alarm.
- Any refuge or safe waiting point, and how the fire service will know.
Agree it with the person
Talk it through with them, keep it private, test it in a drill and review it when anything changes.
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General information based on GOV.UK guidance and common practice. It is not legal advice or a fire risk assessment. Your own fire risk assessment sets what applies to your premises. Sources: GOV.UK, Fire safety in the workplace.