facilities management sweep
Lewisham Council is reviewing fire evacuation procedures, including facilities management sweeps, following recent incidents at Laurence House.
Lewisham Council's Health and Safety Committee reviewed fire evacuation procedures in February 2026, following a planned evacuation in October 2025 and an unplanned event in November 2025. The committee discussed findings from both incidents at Laurence House, the council's administrative building. During the October 2025 planned evacuation, a facilities management sweep was completed in 10 minutes and 24 seconds.
A facilities management sweep is a systematic check of all areas within a building to ensure it is empty, typically conducted during an evacuation. The council's review in February 2026 considered the effectiveness of these procedures, particularly after the unplanned evacuation in November 2025 was triggered by a staff member leaning on an alarm.
Key facts
- Lewisham Council's Health and Safety Committee reviewed fire evacuation procedures in February 2026. Source
- A planned evacuation at Laurence House in October 2025 included a facilities management sweep completed in 10 minutes and 24 seconds. Source
- An unplanned evacuation occurred at Laurence House in November 2025, triggered by a staff member. Source
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