CITY authorities have shut down a privately owned Wynberg building because it says the owners have not complied with safety regulations. The building is use by several provincial government departments,including one that deals with child maintenance payments.
Two weeks ago,people working in building were barred from entering Maynard Plaza in Wynberg. The seven storey building houses the offices of the South African Social Security Agency, Department of Social Development and Department of Justice. The building was closed after an inspection by the fire and rescue services, which found it contravened the by law relating to community fire safety, including emergency exists routes, as well as the national building regulations.
The notice orders that fire escape doors mus be 'reinstated' on each floor; that push bar panic bolts must be replaced on all doors and emergency exits and fire extinguishers clearly marked. Pat Adams,director for the city's emergency services,said further inspections where being done and the building would be reopen once all safety requirements where met. Samantha Lambert, asset manager for landlord Redefine Properties, said every effort was made tomeet the regulations, and the council had to informed the company of the no compliance during the inspection on October 21
The following day, she said, the fire inspector had ordered tenants to vacate building.
This was in the newspaper on 13 November 2009.
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