Hello
We have two fire exits on the ground floor of our flat.
Our management firm recently chained one of them shut saying that it was entirely legal because there is one other fire exit. It was chained shut for about a fortnight, supposedly for safety during the riots and has now been removed.
Please could you advise as I am a bit concerned for my own safety and that of my fellow tenants!
Thanks.
Joe
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Duplicate fire exit closed with chains
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, Aug 30 2011 01:20 PM
fire exit clsoed locked chains
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Tom Sutton
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 09:48 PM
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is all about risk assessment and it can be argued that providing the available door capacity is capable of ensuring the safe evacuation of all the occupants required to use it then the other could be secured. However I cannot see any reason for securing one door and leaving the other available it would have to be a very strong argument to convince me.
All my responses only apply to England and Wales and they are an overview of the subject, hopefully it will point you in the right direction and always treat with caution. Scotland and Northern Ireland has differing legislation
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