- If you live in an apartment/duplex development scheme built anytime time between 1991 and 2013 and you have concerns about Fire Safety issues in your building you need to be aware of this scheme.
The government has committed to provide funding to help property owners, through their Owners Management Company (OMC), fix Fire Safety Defects, Structural Defects and Water Ingress Defects due to defective Design, Workmanship or Materials, that did not meet the requirements of the Building Regulations at the time of construction for apartments and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013.
FIRE Safety Consultants are here to help. If you have concerns about any of the following issues in your building you need to notify your OMC of your concerns and FIRE Safety Consultants can then support your OMC in preparing the required information to make a successful application to the Housing Agency to access the necessary funding to remedy defective Design, Workmanship or Materials, that did not meet the requirements of the Building Regulations at the time of construction of your property in your building.
If you have concerns about any of the following Non-Exhaustive list of Fire Safety issues in your building they may qualify as Defects eligible for remediation under the scheme:
- Fire Detection & Alarm Systems,
- Emergency Lighting Systems,
- Compartmentation between property units, floors, stairwells, service risers etc
- Fire Stopping where required.
- Fire Doors Fit for Purpose where required.
- Management of fire safety, for example:
- Maintenance of escape routes, clear and free from any obstructions.
- Emergency Fire Procedures in place and displayed.(in different languages as appropriate)
- Fire Drills & Inspections to test fire safety systems in the building.
- Fire Safety Register live and completed.
- Proper Storage of combustible materials (such as refuse).
- Confirm Gas & Electrical installations fit for use
- Water ingress defects
- Structural defects
FIRE Safety Consultants will provide a holistic approach to fixing the defects in your building from start to finish. Our one stop-shop-service provided by our multi-disciplinary in-house team includes many of the other listed services starting at the initial Fire Safety Assessment and ending at full certification of any works required.
FIRE Safety Consultants will only engage fully qualified contracting professionals. Should specialist services be required as part of the project, the specialist will be registered with the relevant professional body and will produce all required certification on completion e.g. FIRAS, NSAI, CIF etc.
