Fire Alarm Safety Testing

The maintenance, inspection and testing of the building fire alarm system is presently carried out by external contractor, Trinity, and follows the code of practice for system design, installation and servicing provided in the latest edition of BS5839 Part 1 'Detection and Alarm Systems for Buildings.

Weekly and Monthly Fire Alarm Testing

Each fire alarm system in every building across the campus is required to be tested on a weekly or monthly basis to meet safety standards. The alarm will sound for 10 to 15 seconds per test in each area as scheduled below. There may be a number of exceptions to this rule in some buildings where the system is interlinked. For example, in larger buildings, the alarm may sound more than once (10 to 15 seconds per test) throughout the period of testing.

Tuesdays

Building	Approx Test Time	Weekly or Monthly
Management School	7.00am - 9.00am	Monthly
West Pavilion A & E Floor	7.00am - 9.00am	Monthly
LEC Main	7.30am - 9.00am	Monthly
LEC Bio	7.30am - 9.00am	Monthly
LEC 3	7.30am -9.00am	Monthly
Sports Centre	7.30am - 9.00am	Monthly
HR	8.30am - 10.00am	Monthly
Chaplaincy	8.30am - 10.00am	Monthly
Security	8.30am - 10.00am	Monthly
Furness College	8.30am - 10.00am	Weekly
Ruskin Library	9.00am -10.00am	Monthly
Furness Residences	10.00am - 12.00pm	Weekly
Maintenance Workshop	10.00am - 12.00pm	Monthly
Energy Centre	10.00am - 12.00pm	Monthly
Bowland College	10.00am - 12.00pm	Weekly
Bowland Tower	10.00am - 12.00pm	Weekly
Bowland North	12.00pm onwards	Weekly
Bowland Annexe	12.00pm onwards	Monthly
Bowland Hall Houses 1 to 15	12.00pm onwards	Weekly
Chancellors Wharf	12.00pm onwards	Weekly

Wednesdays

Building	Approx Test Time	Weekly or Monthly
Lancaster House Conference Centre	7.00am - 11.00am	Monthly
Health Innovation Centre	8.00am - 8.30am	Monthly
HIC Substation	8.30am -11.00am	Monthly
Intake Substation	8.30am -11.00am	Monthly
Substation 9	8.30am -11.00am	Monthly
Substation 5	8.30am -11.00am	Monthly
Substation 7	8.30am -11.00am	Monthly

Thursdays

Building	Approx Test Time	Weekly or Monthly
Physics	7.00 - 8.00am	Monthly
Chemistry	7.00 - 8.00am	Monthly
Faraday	7.00 - 8.00am	Monthly
Pre School	8.00am	Monthly
Main Library	8.00am-8.30am	Monthly
Uni House	8.00am-8.30am	Monthly
Great Hall	8.30am	Monthly
Whewell	9.00am	Monthly
LICA Building	9.00am-10.00am	Monthly
Round House	9.00am-10.00am	Monthly
Ash House	9.00am-10.00am	Weekly
Bailrigg	9.00am-10.00am	Monthly
John Creed Blocks	10.00am	Weekly
County South/FASS	10.00 - 12.00pm	Weekly
FST	10.00 - 12.00pm	Monthly
Engineering One	10.00 - 12.00pm	Monthly
Engineering Two	10.00 - 12.00pm	Monthly
George Fox	10.00 - 12.00pm	Weekly
Charles Carter	10.00 - 12.00pm	Monthly
Pendle Porters	10.00 - 12.00pm	Weekly
Pendle Block 6	10.00 - 12.00pm	Weekly
Pendle Bar	10.00 - 12.00pm	Monthly
ISS	11.00 - 11.30am	Monthly
Grizedale	12.00pm	Weekly
InfoLab	12.00pm onwards	Monthly
Graduate College Houses 1 to 11	12.00pm onwards	Weekly
Barker House Farm	12.00pm onwards	Monthly
Fylde	12.00pm onwards	Weekly
Post Grad Stats	12.00pm onwards	Monthly
Forrest Hills	2.00pm	Monthly

Annual Fire Device Safety Testing

The fire alarm systems in the following buildings will be tested on the following dates. This is the annual ‘C testing’ which is essential to maintain high standards of safety.

Please note this is additional testing to the monthly alarm and door release testing.

Building	Week Commencing
Engineering One	03 February 2025
Life Sciences & Environment Laboratories	03 February 2025
Main Substation	03 March 2025
Charles Carter Building	05 May 2025
LEC 1 & 2	05 May 2025
Sports Centre	30 June 2025
Alexandra Park Laundrette	04 August 2025
Barker House Farm	04 August 2025
Furness Residences	04 August 2025
Health Innovation One	04 August 2025
Chemistry Building	04 August 2025
Chemistry Building	04 August 2025
Welcome Centre	01 September 2025
Faraday Complex	01 September 2025
Bowland Tower	01 September 2025
Energy Centre	01 September 2025
Furness College	01 September 2025
Science and Technology	01 September 2025
Bowland South	01 September 2025
Slaidburn House	01 September 2025
Pre-School Centre	01 September 2025
LEC 3	01 September 2025
Whewell Building	01 September 2025
Security Lodge	01 September 2025
Lancaster Conference Centre	01 September 2025
Fylde College	01 September 2025
CEH	01 September 2025
Bowland Hall Residences	01 September 2025
InfoLab21	01 September 2025
House 08 - Derwentwater, Graduate College	01 September 2025
Bowland Main	01 September 2025
Physics Building	01 September 2025
Bowland ASH House	01 September 2025
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Building	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Foulridge (9)	01 September 2025
House 06 - Coniston, Graduate College	01 September 2025
House 04 - Burnmoor, Graduate College	01 September 2025
House 09 - Devoke, Graduate College	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Bracewell (5)	01 September 2025
Bowland North	01 September 2025
House 07 - Crummock Water, Graduate College	01 September 2025
House 05 - Buttermere, Graduate College	01 September 2025
House 03 - Brotherswater, Graduate College	01 September 2025
House 11 - Ennerdale, Graduate College	01 September 2025
County John Creed	01 September 2025
House 10 - Elterwater, Graduate College	01 September 2025
The Ruskin	01 September 2025
House 02 - Blea House, Graduate College	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Barrowford (3)	01 September 2025
House 01 - Bassenthwaite, Graduate College	01 September 2025
Central Workshops	01 September 2025
University House	01 September 2025
Library	01 September 2025
Management School	01 September 2025
George Fox Building	01 September 2025
Chaplaincy Centre	01 September 2025
County South	01 September 2025
Music Building	01 September 2025
Bowland Annexe	01 September 2025
Bowland Hall	01 September 2025
Great Hall Complex	01 September 2025
Bowland Annexe	01 September 2025
The Roundhouse	01 September 2025
Bailrigg House	01 September 2025
PSC	01 September 2025
Chancellor's Wharf	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Nelson (13)	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Higham (11)	01 September 2025
Grizedale College, Salterforth (17)	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Padiham (15)	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Earby (8)	01 September 2025
Grizedale College, Trawden (18)	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Greenberfield (10)	01 September 2025
Grizedale College, Roughlee (16)	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Kelbrook (12)	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Colne (7)	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Barley (2)	01 September 2025
Pendle Block 01, Bar	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Coldwell (6)	01 September 2025
Pendle College, Boulsworth (4)	01 September 2025
ISS Building	01 September 2025
LICA	01 September 2025
Pendle Block 01, Bar	01 September 2025
HR Building	01 September 2025
Sub Station 9	01 September 2025
Faraday Complex	01 September 2025
CEH	01 September 2025
Main Campus	01 September 2025
Forrest Hills	01 September 2025
Engineering One	02 February 2026
Life Sciences & Environment Laboratories	02 February 2026
Main Substation	02 March 2026
Charles Carter Building	04 May 2026
LEC 1 & 2	04 May 2026

Two engineers from ‘Trinity’ will require access to every room that has a fire alarm device in it. This will cause very little disruption while testing the devices but at the end of the testing they will need to carry out a sound test which will only take a couple of seconds. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you have any queries regarding the timing of this work, please contact the Facilities Helpdesk.