[200William-EC] INSURANCE COMPANY VISIT

[Matt Perkins]

1 Building fire stands state that all fire escapes must exit into an 
open space. Level 7 lobby does not fit this description.
2 We have had clarification from the building fire protection people 
(Newsound Fire) previously who have reaffirmed this May 2012
3 We have voted on this in the past and the motion was lost.
4 We have had a lengthy discussion on this in an EC mailing list thread 
in June 2012.

For these 4 reasons again I vote in the negative.  We should not change 
the fire escape system contrary to established fire safety standards.

Matt.





On 20/02/13 12:45 PM, CSCL wrote:
>
> George,
>
> I provided you with the details of what happened this morning 
> primarily because of the door situation on level 7.  This locked door 
> could be a disaster, waiting to happen in case of an emergency 
> evacuation of the building.  IF during a major fire people used the 
> fire stairs to go down and they became blocked for whatever reason, 
> there is *_no exit on any level_*.  Level 7 door must be kept unlocked 
> in order that people can escape onto the roof.
>
> Would the EC please vote on this matter as soon as possible.
>
> George, the contractor is a very pleasant guy and was very efficient. 
> Please continue to use this company in the future.  Again, my concern 
> had to do with the level 7 door.
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Craig Laforest
>
> *From:*George Ziri [mailto:Georgeziri at bfms.com.au]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 20 February 2013 11:45 AM
> *To:* CSCL
> *Cc:* ec at 200william.com
> *Subject:* RE: [200William-EC] INSURANCE COMPANY VISIT
>
> Good Morning Craig,
>
> Thank you for providing access for the insurance contractor.
>
> I was not able to meet the contractor at 9am as i was on site at 7am. 
> Please see attached the email sent to the contractor who failed to 
> reply to me.
>
> I spoke with the contractor at 9am and explained to him (as I do to 
> every contractor) that the building keys can be collected from the 
> AVIS office. And that he contacted me with any queries. He seems to 
> have forgotten our conversation as he is telling you otherwise. I will 
> remember not to use this contractor again.
>
> Would you be kind to refer the level 7 door to the committee for approval.
>
> ________________________________________________________
> *George Ziri | Operations*
>
> **
>
> *Building Facilities Management Solutions Pty Ltd*
>
> Direct: 0400 300 242 | Facsimile: 9547 3132 | PO BOX A2319 SYDNEY 
> SOUTH NSW 1235
>
> visit us www.bfms.com.au <http://www.bfms.com.au>
>
> *From:*ec-bounces at 200william.com <mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com> 
> [mailto:ec-bounces at 200william.com] *On Behalf Of *CSCL
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 20 February 2013 11:01 AM
> *To:* George Ziri
> *Cc:* ec at 200william.com <mailto:ec at 200william.com>
> *Subject:* [200William-EC] INSURANCE COMPANY VISIT
>
> Hello George,
>
> The insurance company visited this morning and I had to let them in as 
> they were expecting you or one of your team to be here.
>
> I unlocked the gym door for them, but couldn't leave them alone 
> because they didn't have a key to get out of level 7 to the elevators, 
> once they had completed their work.   This door is permanently locked.
>
> I have raised the problem of the locked door on level 7 before.  IF 
> there is a fire emergency and people try to escape to the roof, they 
> would not able to get out of the fire escape stairs because the door 
> is always locked on level 7.   Would you please organize to have the 
> lock on level 7 taken off and a simple handle installed.
>
> Also, the insurance company confirmed that the fire door on level 6 
> (damaged during the water plant problem) will be replaced.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Craig Laforest
>
>
>
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