Question: Have there been recent changes to the regulations requiring fire extinguishers on every floor of a stairwell?
We live in a three-storey, 12-unit apartment building. There are no elevators.
We submit our fire safety statement each year. Last year, we replaced the fire doors in every apartment. This year, we’ve been instructed to install fire extinguishers in the stairwells on each level, where none currently exist. There is a fire hose in the complex. Have there been recent changes to the regulations requiring fire extinguishers on every floor of a stairwell?
Answer: If extinguishers are listed on the AFSS, they were likely always required.
Nothing has changed in the regulations. If extinguishers are listed on the Annual Fire Safety Statements (AFSS), they were likely always required. If they’re not listed on the AFSS, owners should ask the reporting contractor how the requirement is justified.
This post appears in the April 2024 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine.
Rob Broadhead 2020 Fire Protection E: rob.broadhead@2020fire.com.au P: 1300 340 210