Escape window N.B. Emergency escape windows can only be considered if satisfied that it would be safe to use them in an emergency i.e. the person using is not going to be impaled on railings or trappe

Door electrical locking device Electrically operated entry control devices have been developed for use as locking devices on fire exits. Electromechanical devices comprising electromechanical lock kee

LPG use Restrict the provision and use of liquefied petroleum (bottled) gas appliances and cylinders within the premises. No LPG appliances must be used or stored in the protected escape route, or any

Modify fire detection and alarm system by fitting magnetic hold-back to door Action must be taken to control the ….. door, which appears to be often held open. If you are unable to ensure that the doo

Separate laundry from the protected route No electrical appliances must be operated within the ‘protected escape route’. Either relocate the laundry equipment to within a room separated from the ‘prot

Separate cooking facilities from escape route Construct a half-hour resisting construction, with half-hour fire-resisting, self-closing door to isolate the existing kitchen from the communal ‘protecte

Prohibit smoking within the escape route No smoking should be allowed in common parts of the premises, as smoking materials or discarded cigarette butts can act as potential sources of ignition. The S

Remove all fire-door wedges or other hold-open arrangements It is a statutory requirement under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 for person or people who may have control of any premises

Enclose electric meter in half-hour fire-resisting construction Construct a fire-resisting cupboard around the electrical intake, meters and associated electrical apparatus situated in the entrance ha

Remove obstructions and potentially flammable materials from fire escape route Remove all bicycles, and accumulations of potentially flammable materials, from within the protected fire escape route. U