Health and Safety

First Aid

In an emergency call:

  • 3333 from an internal telephone
  • 01273 873333 from a mobile or external phone.

 This is the fastest way to get support from the Medical Response Team or Security.

 First Aiders should call 999 as they have the information the emergency service call handler requires.

 First Aiders should notify Security when the emergency services have been called so Security can meet them at the entrance to the campus and guide them directly to the relevant location otherwise. Emergency vehicles can get lost on campus and this may delay their response.

First Aid Needs Assessment

The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 require the University as an employer to ensure appropriate first aid arrangements are made for our workplace, including equipment, facilities and personnel. 

 The University of Sussex’s facilities require varied first aid provision dependent on building occupancy’s, activity risk level and facility size/ complexity (the details of each University workplace are determined by the First Aid Needs Assessment conducted by the Health and Safety Team).

 For further information, including the detailed First Aid Needs Assessment, refer to documents below:

Staff can utilise the First Aid Needs Assessment webpages where extra First aid provision has been identified.

Further resources