Welcome

Welcome to our dedicated Evacuation Chair Guidance and Help Centre section for Evacuation Chairs — designed to support building managers, fire marshals, facilities teams, and anyone responsible for safe evacuation planning.

Whether you’re preparing for an emergency, reviewing your legal obligations, or booking Evacuation Chair Training, this section provides clear, practical answers to your most important questions.

🧭 What You’ll Find in This Section

We cover evacuation chair guidance for everything from legal compliance to safe operation, including:

What evacuation chairs are and how they work ➡️
Who is responsible for providing and using them ➡️
Legal requirements under UK fire safety and equality law ➡️
How many chairs you need and where to place them ➡️
PEEPs and GEEPs explained ➡️
Maintenance, inspection, and servicing best practice ➡️
Training requirements and operator responsibilities ➡️
Differences between evacuation chairs and stair climbers ➡️
What is an evacuation chair?
Do I legally need an evacuation chair in my building?
How many evacuation chairs does my building need?
What is a PEEP and how do I create one?
How often should evacuation chair training be refreshed?
How to inspect and maintain your evacuation chair
What’s the difference between an evacuation chair and a stair climber?
Where should evacuation chairs be located?

Each article is written by our team of safety professionals and aligned with UK legislation including:

The Equality Act 2010
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
PUWER 1998
BS9999 and BS8300
Martyn’s Law (2025 Protect Duty)

🔗 Related Training

Looking to train your staff?

👉 Evacuation Chair Operator Training 👉 Evacuation Chair Train the Trainer Course

Our courses are hands‑on, compliant, and delivered by experienced instructors across Kent, Medway and across the UK.

👉 If you have a question not covered here, or need help planning your evacuation strategy, our team is here to support you.

📧 Email: info@t2p.co.uk 📞 Phone: 01634 780 502