Our apartment door no longer automatically closes. Would this be a breach of fire safety?
I live in an apartment on the ground floor next to the main entrance. The closer on the apartment door is missing the bolt and does not automatically close. As the door does not work as it should, would this be considered a breach of fire safety in NSW? We repeatedly asked for this to be fixed. Our strata manager and building manager ignore us.
The door's ability to self-close is of key importance to preventing fire from spreading throughout a building.
If the entrance door is a fire door (identified by a fire door tag on the hinge side of the door), not closing is indeed a breach of fire safety in NSW. The door's ability to self-close is of key importance to preventing fire from spreading throughout a building.
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Rob Broadhead, CEO of 2020 Fire Protection.
I've been involved in strata since 2001, spoken at events, written training courses and been involved in committees. I am a regular contributor to SCA, FMA, OCN, LookUpStrata and Your Strata Property.
I’ve been in fire protection since 1992, a graduate of the Institute of Fire Engineers and an Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety).
I’ve served voluntarily as VP of FPA Australia and on SCA’s NSW State Committee. I've represented FMA on the Building Commission’s Fire Safety Steering committee, and listed in the 2021 report into Fire Safety Reform. I am co-chair of the Strata sector of the Fire Safety Industry Reference Group.
I bring timely fire and related legislative knowledge transparently to the strata industry.
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