Can i prop open a fire door

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Mark Cumiskey on October 9, at pm. We do have other fire exits but we wondered if this door being locked off was a violation of the fire escape rules Reply. Missie on March 17, at pm. Corey on August 8, at pm. I live in down stairs flat and the neighbor next door keep propping a fire door open with a box who should i report them to if repoting them to the council hasent worked Reply. Tom on April 30, at pm. Can you wedge open a classroom fire door Reply.

Richard on September 5, at pm. Dora Kisvari on October 2, at pm. Hi Sasha, In the building where I live my neighbour leave the fire door open, and wedged with the fire extinguisher. Thanks Reply. Sasha Brigden on October 8, at am. Ve Macrinnon on October 17, at pm. I find it very hard to believe that a prosecution could arise having this process in place. Rank: Super forum user. My experience backs up what hammer1 is saying. Fire doors being wedged open were one of them and after the initial panic we realised they are more of a statement of the issues rather than a threat of prosecution.

To cut a long story short, the ex-responsible person was very poor and a lot of work was done to bring the fire strategy up to an acceptable standard in a short space of time. The company policy was also rewritten to shift some of the burden off the HSE manager to senior line managers, all with the backing of the Managing Director.

End of the day — not a good practice and will get you into trouble with way more survey-type folks than would give you a pass.

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