Guest Michael Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Hi all, Quick question for you all. I carried out an FRA in a 1965 multi-storey car park and fire doors were of poor condition and risk rooms i.e. electric cupboards etc had compartmentation breaches. I stated the requirements as per ADB 2019 for compartmentation standards and the client is asking why I am benchmarking a modern document if the buidling was built in 1065. Can anyone tell me the legal requirement, if any, to bring an older building up to a modern fire safety standard? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyB Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 It doesn't even still meet the 1965 standards if the compartmentation has been breached and the original fire doors in poor order - breaching both the legal requirement to maintain in effective working order and to protect means of escape and mitigate the effects of fire. To determine if it's a legal requirement to modernise go through this tree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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