Guest JChap Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sutton Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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