Am i compliant or breaking any laws

[bazzotazzo]

Hi,

 

I hope some of you experts can help. I am a tenant in a building with 3 floors and because my business is busy, we have multiple boxes delivered each day. There could be anywhere from 1-6 boxes on average, put at the bottom of the stairs, out the way of traffic and fire exit.

 

The landlord is making my life difficult. We drop parcels to our courier daily and as such may leave multiple parcels at the stair bottom or in fire exit corridor but not blocking the route out. The LL is telling me now no boxes at all can be left at the bottom of my stairs, even out the way or myself leaving parcels for me to take the courier. Parcels could be downstairs for around a few hours in general.

 

Im concerned that im braking any fire regulation laws by having boxes located at the stair bottom for short periods? If you need any more info please ask. I might add that the building has multiple extinguishers, sprinklers etc on all floors and right at the bottom, where my boxes are left.

[Mike North]

Stairwells and escape routes should be sterile areas, your landlord is correct.

[bazzotazzo]

The items Mike are not in any walkway blocking stairwells. So you are saying any item left in the building  is breaking the law?

[AnthonyB]

Yes, a protected route must not just be clear of obstruction but also free from combustible materials. Also a 3 storey commercial building in the UK will not usually be sprinkler protected but just have smoke detection.