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?
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.
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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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