Reporting faults and repairs

Faults and repairs 

Regulation 7 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 requires responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings to undertake monthly routine checks of specific fire safety equipment, including:  

• Lifts for use by firefighters or evacuation lifts 
• Automatic door release systems 
• Evacuation alert systems 
• Fire detection and alarm systems 
• Rising mains 
• Smoke control systems 
• Suppression systems 

The responsible person must take steps to rectify the faults with any of the above equipment. 

If it cannot be rectified in 24 hours, then the fault must be reported to the fire and rescue service, and you must be informed once the fault has been rectified.  

This information will help us by highlighting faults with equipment, which residents and firefighters may rely on for their safety so that it can be factored into our operational response. 

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