Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan Template (PEEP)

Create a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan Without Starting from Scratch

Support Employees in Emergencies with an Easy-to-Use PEEP Template

This editable Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) Template provides a structured way to plan and record the support an individual may need to evacuate a workplace safely during an emergency. The downloadable template can be tailored around the individual and their workplace.

Designed to be completed with the individual by their manager or another responsible person, the template helps you consider evacuation routes, methods of escape, assistance and other arrangements around the person’s individual needs.

A pre-filled example is included, together with step-by-step instructions and a guidance page to help you prepare and complete the individual evacuation plan.

 

What Is a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP)?

A PEEP is an individual evacuation plan for someone who may need additional assistance or specific arrangements to leave a building during an emergency.

Once completed, the PEEP provides a clear record of the agreed evacuation approach and any assistance or resources that may be needed. It should be tailored around the individual rather than assuming that everyone with the same condition or impairment will need the same support.

 

Who Might Need a PEEP?

A PEEP may be appropriate for people with health conditions, impairments, disabilities or neurodivergence where their individual needs could affect their ability to recognise an emergency, respond to an alarm or evacuate without additional support.

This could include people with:

• Mobility or physical impairments: Where moving around the workplace or using stairs and evacuation routes may be difficult, including people who use wheelchairs, crutches or other mobility aids.
• Sensory impairments: Including people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, blind or partially sighted, where alarms, signage or evacuation information may need to be considered differently.
• Non-visible conditions: Including neurodivergence, learning differences, anxiety or other needs that may affect how someone understands, responds to or manages an emergency situation.
• Other health conditions: Including respiratory, cardiac or other conditions that may affect stamina, mobility or the person’s ability to evacuate quickly.

The need for a PEEP should always be considered around the individual and the workplace rather than based on a diagnosis alone.

 

What the PEEP Template Helps You Plan and Record

Individual Evacuation Arrangements

Record the person’s individual needs and how these could affect their evacuation, helping you plan arrangements around the person rather than relying on a generic approach.

Evacuation Routes and Methods

Set out the intended evacuation route and method of escape so the individual and those supporting them have a clearer understanding of what is planned before an emergency occurs.

Assistance and Designated Buddy Support

Identify what assistance may be needed during an evacuation and how it will be provided. Where appropriate, the PEEP can include a designated buddy, helping clarify who may provide support, what has been agreed and what each person is expected to do.

Greater Confidence in an Emergency

A clear, individual evacuation plan can help the person understand the arrangements in place and feel more confident about how they would be supported during an emergency.

Arrangements for Different Locations

Where someone regularly works in different parts of a building or at different locations, the relevant evacuation arrangements can be considered separately, helping ensure the plan reflects where the person may actually be working.

 

Make Completing a PEEP Simpler

Preparing an individual evacuation plan can be difficult if you are unsure what needs to be considered. The template provides a clear structure to work through with the individual, helping you organise the relevant information and record the arrangements that have been agreed.

What’s Included?

• Editable PEEP template for recording individual evacuation arrangements
• Pre-filled example showing how a completed plan may look
• Step-by-step instructions explaining how to work through the template
• Guidance page with practical information and considerations to help prepare the plan

If the person also needs wider workplace adjustments, our Reasonable Adjustments Planner provides a structured way to record workplace barriers, agreed adjustments and ongoing support alongside their emergency evacuation arrangements.

 

Complete Digitally or by Hand

The Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan Template is an editable PDF, so you can fill it in on a computer or mobile device, save completed copies for your records, or print it and complete it by hand.

Clear step-by-step instructions are included, together with the pre-filled example and guidance page to help you complete the plan.

 

Need Broader Reasonable Adjustments Support?

The PEEP Template gives the individual and those supporting them a clear, practical record of the agreed evacuation approach, helping everyone involved understand what support is planned and how it should work in an emergency.

If you need a broader set of workplace resources, our Reasonable Adjustments Bundles combine the PEEP with other practical reasonable adjustments templates and guidance at better value than purchasing the included products separately.