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Fire instructions for students and employees

Fire instructions for students, employees and other users of university buildings.

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Employees, students and other users should:

  • Familiarise themselves with evacuation routes
  • Familiarise themselves with the location and use of extinguishing equipment
  • Familiarise themselves with the location and use of manual fire alarms
  • Not cover or move fire extinguishing equipment
  • Not place self-closing doors in an open position
  • Not block evacuation routes in the building
  • Report any faults/deficiencies they may discover that could reduce fire safety

In the case of fire or the fire alarm sounding:

  • ALERT by sounding the fire alarm
  • Call the fire brigade on 110
  • Try to SAVE
  • Try to EXTINGUISH
  • Close doors and windows
  • EVACUATE to the fire assembly point
  • Follow the instructions of the fire safety officer
  • Do not use lifts