Residential PEEPs: New Fire Safety Regulations for High-Rise Buildings

These PEEPS would apply to those with a physical mobility issue, some other disability such as having a sight or hearing impairment, or a cognitive condition. The regulations also mandate building emergency evacuation plans in these buildings.

The Residential PEEPs process includes a suite of measures:

• the responsible person (typically the building owner or manager) identifying residents who need Residential PEEPs
• a person-centred fire risk assessment – a conversation between the responsible person and the resident, if one is requested by the resident – to understand their particular risks and identify how their fire safety and evacuation can be improved
• an emergency evacuation statement of what the resident should do in the event of a fire (if agreed between the responsible person and the resident)
• information for the Fire and Rescue Authority to help inform any operational response and in case they need to undertake evacuation (but only if the resident explicitly agrees to that information being shared)
• an ongoing duty to review the person-centred fire risk assessment / emergency evacuation statement, and the building emergency evacuation plan

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/residential-personal-emergency-evacuation-plans-residential-peeps/residential-peeps-factsheet

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/residential-personal-emergency-evacuation-plans-residential-peeps/residential-peeps-guidance-for-responsible-persons

* Disability signage in image is the original design: Rehabilitation internatinoal. This file: Jacklau96, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons