2 Storey Office Building

[Guest Amy]

Hi, Hope you can advise?

We are currently expanding and moving the office around as a result. We currently have 2 means of access on the first floor and in the design it proposes to take this away does this pose a fire safety issue? the only route would then be down a protected stair well. 

Everything I am reading suggest we would need 2 fire escapes overall which we do have on the ground floor.

[Tom Sutton]

It is impossible to give you an answer with the details you have provided, it could be acceptable on the other hand it may not be acceptable. I would need the answers to many more questions, like the layout, travel distances and others, so I would suggest you employ the services of a fire safety consultant to look at your proposals.