Fire Alarm Safety Testing

The maintenance, inspection and testing of the building fire alarm system is presently carried out by external contractor, Syncro, 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 Fire Alarm Testing

Each fire alarm system in every building across the campus is required to be tested on a weekly 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
Management School 7.00am - 9.00am
West Pavilion A and E Floor 7.00am - 9.00am
LEC Main 7.30am - 9.00am
LEC Bio 7.30am - 9.00am
LEC 3 7.30am - 9.00am
Sports Centre 7.30am - 9.00am
POE Building 8.30am - 10.00am
Chaplaincy 8.30am - 10.00am
Security 8.30am - 10.00am
Furness College 8.30am - 10.00am
Ruskin Library 9.00am -10.00am
Furness Residences 10.00am - 12.00pm
Maintenance Workshop 10.00am - 12.00pm
Energy Centre One 10.00am - 12.00pm
Bowland College 10.00am - 12.00pm
Bowland Tower 10.00am - 12.00pm
Bowland North 12.00pm onwards
Bowland Annexe 12.00pm onwards
Bowland Hall Houses 1 to 15 12.00pm onwards
Chancellors Wharf 12.00pm onwards

Wednesdays

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

Thursdays

Building Approx Test Time
School of Physics and Astronomy 7.00 - 8.00am
Chemistry 7.00 - 8.00am
Faraday Complex 7.00 - 8.00am
Pre-School Centre 8.00am
Main Library 8.00am - 8.30am
University House 8.00am - 8.30am
Great Hall Complex 8.30am
Whewell Building 9.00am
LICA Building 9.00am - 10.00am
Round House 9.00am - 10.00am
Bowland ASH House 9.00am - 10.00am
Bailrigg 9.00am - 10.00am
John Creed Blocks 10.00am
County South/FHASS 10.00 - 12.00pm
FST 10.00 - 12.00pm
Engineering One 10.00 - 12.00pm
Engineering Two 10.00 - 12.00pm
George Fox 10.00 - 12.00pm
Charles Carter 10.00 - 12.00pm
Pendle Porters 10.00 - 12.00pm
Pendle Block 6 10.00 - 12.00pm
Pendle Block 1, Bar 10.00 - 12.00pm
LENS 11.00 - 11.30am
Grizedale 12.00pm
InfoLab21 12.00pm onwards
Graduate College Houses 1 to 11 12.00pm onwards
Barker House Farm 12.00pm onwards
Fylde 12.00pm onwards
Postgraduate Statistics Centre (PSC) 12.00pm onwards
Forrest Hills 2.00pm

Annual Fire Device Safety Testing

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. All testing will take place on either a Monday or Friday subject to the building being accessible on the dates scheduled.

  • Sports Centre, week commencing 21 September 2026
  • Barker House Farm, week commencing 21 September 2026
  • Chemistry, week commencing 28 September 2026
  • Alexandra Park Laundrette, week commencing 28 September 2026
  • Health Innovation One, week commencing 5 October 2026
  • Furness Block Residences, week commencing 12 October 2026
  • Chaplaincy Centre, week commencing 12 October 2026
  • George Fox, week commencing 19 October 2026
  • Bowland Hall, week commencing 26 October 2026
  • Engineering Two, week commencing 2 November 2026
  • Energy Centre One, week commencing 2 November 2026
  • Management School (Phase 2), week commencing 2 November 2026
  • LENS Building, week commencing 2 November 2026
  • School of Physics and Astronomy, week commencing 9 November 2026
  • Graduate College, week commencing 16 November 2026
  • Faraday Complex, week commencing 23 November 2026
  • LICA Building, week commencing 23 November 2026
  • Central Workshops, week commencing 23 November 2026
  • POE Building, week commencing 23 November 2026
  • Management School (Phase 1), week commencing 30 November 2026
  • Management School (West Pavillion A Floor), week commencing 30 November 2026
  • Management School (West Pavillion E Floor), week commencing 30 November 2026
  • Whewell Building, week commencing 7 December 2026
  • Great Hall Complex, week commencing 7 December 2026
  • LEC 3, week commencing 7 December 2026
  • InfoLab21, week commencing 14 December 2026
  • Postgraduate Statistics Centre (PSC), week commencing 14 December 2026
  • The Roundhouse, week commencing 14 December 2026
  • County South and Faculty of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Building, week commencing 21 December 2026
  • Lancaster Conference Centre, week commencing 21 December 2026
  • Security Lodge, week commencing 4 January 2027
  • University House, week commencing 4 January 2027
  • Fylde College, week commencing 4 January 2027
  • Substation 9, week commencing 4 January 2027
  • Chancellors Wharf, week commencing 11 January 2027
  • Sub Station 5, week commencing 11 January 2027
  • Furness College, week commencing 18 January 2027
  • The Croft, week commencing 18 January 2027
  • Bowland ASH House, week commencing 25 January 2027
  • Grizedale College, week commencing 25 January 2027
  • Bowland Tower, week commencing 1 February 2027
  • Forrest Hills, week commencing 8 February 2027
  • Sub Station 7, week commencing 8 February 2027
  • Pendle College (Block 1, Bar), week commencing 8 February 2027
  • Pendle College (Blocks 2-15), week commencing 8 February 2027
  • Bailrigg House, week commencing 8 February 2027
  • Bowland Annexe, week commencing 8 February 2027
  • Bowland Main, week commencing 15 February 2027
  • Welcome Centre, week commencing 15 February 2027
  • Pre-School Centre, week commencing 15 February 2027
  • Bigforth Barn, week commencing 15 February 2027
  • Bowland North, week commencing 22 February 2027
  • John Creed, week commencing 22 February 2027
  • Library, week commencing 1 March 2027
  • Pendle Lodge, week commencing 1 March 2027
  • Engineering One, week commencing 8 March 2027
  • Intake Substation 13, week commencing 8 March 2027
  • Charles Carter Building, week commencing 15 March 2027
  • LEC 2, week commencing 22 March 2027
  • LEC 1, week commencing 29 March 2027
  • Life Sciences and Environmental Laboratories, week commencing 5 April 2027
  • Science and Technology Building, week commencing 12 April 2027
  • Slaidburn House, week commencing 19 April 2027
  • Bowland Hall Residencies, week commencing 26 April 2027
  • Music Building, week commencing 3 May 2027

Engineers from ‘Syncro’ 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.