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Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008
sec.49Meaning of critical defect
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sec.49 Meaning of critical defect
A defect in a prescribed fire safety installation for a building is a critical defect if— the defect is likely to render the installation inoperable; and the defect is reasonably likely to have a significant adverse impact on the safety of occupants of part or all of the building if a fire or hazardous materials emergency happens. a defect making a fire detection and alarm system inoperable a defect in a pump making the fire hydrants for a building inoperable a defect that makes inoperable only 1 of several standard fire extinguishers in a part of a building
- (a) the defect is likely to render the installation inoperable; and
- (b) the defect is reasonably likely to have a significant adverse impact on the safety of occupants of part or all of the building if a fire or hazardous materials emergency happens.
- • a defect making a fire detection and alarm system inoperable
- • a defect in a pump making the fire hydrants for a building inoperable