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Final exits and signs in commercial buildings have been checked by law for over two decades. So.. how often should they be checked. Answer: check the Compliance Schedule for THAT building. Commonly it is daily when in use for Crowd buildings and monthly for all others. (refernce MBIE: Compliance Schedule Handbook) If that’s how often they are being checked then why do we see defects or straight out fails or bad installations? Recently I was out and about and came across this exit in a carparking building. The building was old its obvous the escape route and exit signs DO NOT comply with current Building Code for the C docs not F8 – they don’t have to but are they safe and do they function as intended when they were installed? I did wonder if an IQP would pass it, defect it and/or report it? Then I wondered about how Worksafe would see it through their different glasses. If you’d like to know more about this come along to one of our workshops on IQP Testing for ss15/2 Final Exits and SS 15/4 Signs where we will cover:
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8/7/2018 10:33:38 pm
Thanks for the great post. Keep sharing the valuable information with us.
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6/10/2020 06:32:29 pm
You are right. I think it depends on the one who does the inspection. Some are very strict and some are not strict as long as they see things are still working. Though just like what you said it must comply with the code. Maybe they owner of the building was given a certain amount of time to work on it, we don't know.
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