Tom Sutton

I can understand your your frustration but it is a constant problem in many places and very rarely is there a solution. If you solve the problem today it's bound to return the following day but it is important to have written proof that you have done all you can to resolve the problem, in case things go pear shaped in the future. I wish I could give you some positive advice but other than placing things like cones outside the doors and keep on badgering the council and the fire and rescue service, making sure you get written responses from them, there is not much more I can say.

I think I would take that with a pinch of salt, a court would accept a Fire Risk Assessor as a competent person, which is defined in Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, providing he/she met the criteria as detailed in A Guide to Choosing a Competent Fire Risk Assessor. Based on the Fire Door Inspector's assumption a FR assessor would need to be a certified for fire alarms, emergency lighting, etc as in fact he/she only needs a good understanding of all the different aspects they have to deal with. I think if you only have problems with the fire doors then I would use FDIS if it is a FRA the I would use a competent FP assessor.

No prob.

Check if your neighbours extract outlet is close to yours and the fumes are being drawn into yours by wind pressure?

In my area there has been a rise of 25% in people being admitted to hospital with CO poisoning, not all will be fatalities but those others will suffer the side effects, which can be devastating. CO affects all the organs of the body including the brain, resulting in many cases of memory loss and other debilitating illnesses, so get a CO detector. The new Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 doesn't go far enough, so protect yourself, if you have any devices using fossil fuels. (Gas, coal, timber, oil etc.) This is not a sales pitch get your CO detectors anywhere, you choose, but protect yourself today and Safelincs will provide any help you need. From Safelincs. What is carbon monoxide Carbon monoxide is created as a by-product of incomplete combustion of fuels containing carbon such as wood, gas, oil, etc. It occurs, if boiler flues are getting blocked, chimneys close up or if gas flames are not correctly adjusted. As Carbon monoxide (also called short CO) cannot be smelled or tasted the increase in CO concentration goes unnoticed. However, even slight increases of CO have serious health implications. You therefore need carbon monoxide detectors to find out if you have CO in your building. If your detector goes off, switch off all fuel burning appliance, open all windows and leave the building. You then need to call your gasboard. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning The symptoms of CO poisoning are similar to those of a viral infection, such as headache, nausea, dizziness, sore throat and dry cough. The seriousness of the poisoning depends from the concentration of CO in the air and the duration of exposure.At 50 ppm (parts per million), an exposure for longer than 30 minutes will start to affect your health. At 200 ppm you will get a slight headache after 2-3 hours. At 400 ppm strong frontal headache, becoming widespread after 3 hours. At 800 ppm Dizziness, nausea, convulsions, insensible after 2 hours.

Being honest and fair with your customers is best policy, more profitable in the long run.

If you do not have the present code you will not be able to change but you could contact the manufacturer and see if they can help, there may be a way to reset to factory code.

Glad to be of assistance.

I am assuming you are talking about a final exit door and the 'Fire Exit, Keep Clear' should be located on the outside of the door to prevent people accidentally blocking the exit door. On the inside you should have standard 'Fire Exit sign and a separate keep clear sign only if there is a chance of the door being blocked also a 'Push Bar To Open' if you have an emergency push bar.

I would consider this an unacceptable and ridiculous ventilation system it should finally vent to fresh air but without knowing a lot more about the system it may prevent the spread of fire by the use of fire dampers so this would need to be checked.

It is acceptable, dependent on the fire risk assessment and because of the storage below the mezzanine there should be the means to provide early warning (fire alarm) or the means to extinguish any fires, before it spreads to the mezzanine (sprinkler) which will ensure person can escape safely.

It could have been a false alarm, it happen with fire alarm detectors caused by many unusual things, insects, dust, steam and if it has now cleared then leave it to see if it happen again. However if it is more than ten years old, it needs replacing, check with the manufacturer.

This question would be best suited for a fire alarm engineer forum http://firealarmengineers.com/forum/.

Glad to be of help.

Thanks Annie.

Thanks supa sparks for your imput the more we have the better.

You could remove the existing door and replace it with two bespoke fire doors or consider a FD30 sliding door.

I am not a chippy but the normal is sinking the hinge into both the door and the frame what you are suggesting could affect the fire resistance, if a fire door.

Thanks Beaver chops other peoples experiences are very important.

Glad to be of help.

Glad to be some help.

What he is doing could be a fire risk but what is more important is it could be illegal check out https://www.gov.uk/garden-bonfires-rules and complain to the council.

There is no problem locking the door from the outside when the premises are unoccupied but how will you enter the premises from the outside if you have a push pad on the inside unless there is a push pad with that facility which I am not aware of?

There are no fire safety reasons that the emergency exit cannot be left open providing it is not blocked in anyway, most probably the situation is safer regarding fire safety.

In accordance with BS 5266-1:2016 Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises, emergency exit lighting can be one or three hours but nowadays it's more than often three hours, because the three hour battery will cover both.