Smoke Alarms

Smoke alarms save lives...

Reports have found that the risk of death in a house fire is reduced by more than half if properly maintained smoke alarms are installed.

Below are the requirements to ensure your home meets compliance:

Smoke alarms must be installed on each storey

• in each bedroom
• in hallways which connect bedrooms and the rest of the dwelling; or
• if there is no hallway, between the bedrooms and other parts of the storey
• if there are no bedrooms on a storey, at least one smoke alarm must be installed in the most likely path of travel to exit the dwelling.

Tenants Responsibilities:

• Test and clean (by vacuuming or dusting) smoke alarms at least once every 12 months
• Replace any flat or nearly flat batteries
• Advise the property manager if there is any issue with the alarm (apart from batteries)
• Allow the property manager right of entry to install smoke alarms
• Not remove a smoke alarm or the battery (other than to replace it), or do anything to reduce the effectiveness of the alarm e.g. paint or cover it