Bin Chutes
Risk of fire/smoke spread vertically through bin chutes that open directly onto corridors rather than in compartments.
Fire Safety
Compartmentation
Vertical Spread
Fire Doors - Not Closing
Self-closing fire doors that fail to close properly, compromising compartmentation and evacuation safety.
Fire Safety
Self-Closing
Maintenance
Fire Doors - Not Marked
Doors that may need to be fire doors but are not obviously marked or identified as such.
Fire Safety
Identification
Standards
🛗Lifts
Firefighters face challenges when lifts are not equipped for firefighting use during emergency response.
Firefighting
Emergency Access
Upgrades
Multiple Languages
Communicating safety changes effectively to residents who speak different languages.
Communication
Multilingual
Evacuation Strategy
Outdated Information
Updating resident information for effective engagement strategy under the Building Safety Act.
Data Collection
GDPR
Strategy
Balconies
Problems with balconies including spalling, movement, or handrail issues that may indicate structural problems.
Structural
Spalling
Safety
Structural Fire Protection
Damage to structural fire protection that could compromise building safety during a fire.
Fire Protection
Structural
Damage
New Cracking
New cracks in walls or concrete that need investigation to determine if they indicate structural problems.
Structural
Monitoring
Investigation
Water Ingress
Prolonged or uncontrolled water ingress that may cause structural damage or affect building safety.
Water Damage
Structural
Prevention
Vehicle Damage Risk
Risk of vehicle damage to buildings and measures needed to prevent structural damage and protect people.
Vehicle Impact
Protection
Barriers