Windows & External Doors
Failure Event | |||||||
Windows & External Doors | 9 | All windows shall be fit for purpose and keep the window opening wind and weathertight. | Windows are not: • structurally secure • wind and weather tight • free from water penetration. | Y | 1 | Permissible up to 20 days | Yes |
10 | Designed opening window casements do not open, close or remain open correctly. | Y | 14 | None | Yes | ||
11 | Windows at ground floor levels and those accessible from upper floor deck access balconies/flat roofs shall be provided with locking devices and other means to prevent forced entry | • Non-installed, missing or inoperable locking devices • Other missing, faulty or inoperable devices intended to prevent forced entry | Y | 3 | None | Yes | |
12 | Windows at first floor level and above shall be fitted with a means of restricting opening to prevent accidental falls | No means provided to restrict opening to upper floor windows | Y | 3 | None | Yes | |
18 | External doors (which includes doors to individual apartments) shall be maintained in a serviceable condition allowing safe access to the Zone | External doors (which includes doors to individual apartments) do not open/close correctly or are not in a condition which allows safe access to the Zone. | Y | 1 | Permissible up to 14 days | No | |
19 | All external doors shall be fit for purpose, wind and weathertight. | External doors are not: • structurally secure • wind and weather tight • free from water penetration. | Y | 1 | Permissible up to 20 days | Yes | |
20 | External doors (which includes doors to individual apartments) shall have adequate locking devices and other means of deterring unauthorized or forced access to the Zone | • Doors are not provided with adequate locks, hinges or hinge bolts or other means of deterring unauthorized entry to the Zone. • Installed devices do not operate correctly. | Y | 1 | Permissible up to 14 days | No | |
21 | Doors or the adjacent structure shall have the means of allowing letters to be delivered to the Zone | No means of delivering letters to the Zone | Y | 3 | None | Yes |