“Fire protection association”
“Gunlaug, 86, in the dispute about the walker: ”the Board is harrassing me””
“Gunlaug Östbye, 86, broke the femur and had a hip replacement.”
“at the same time she was also a walker – which had become a infected dispute.”
“the Board claims that my walker does not stand in the stairwell,” she says.”
“Gunlaug Östbye was bedridden in the hospital for 14 days and came home a week ago.”
“Since her husband passed away three years ago, she is single and has no dependents. She lives in a studio flat on Södermalm in Stockholm, but it is so crowded that she can’t use the rollator inside. Instead she gets up with the help of crutches. “
“Walker has, therefore, she parked in a corner in the stairwell on his floor where she believes that it may not be in the way of any.”
“It has been the board of directors of the association to go in the ceiling.”
“In the first of several e-mails they write:”
“”the Stairwell needs of brandförsäkringsskäl always be free from obstacles so the rollator may not be there at all, but must be kept in your apartment.””
“– From day three at home they have been harassing me, they are absolutely monomana, I feel very badly by their constant and false attacks, ” says Gunlaug and shows up a dozen or so letters she received from the board of directors.”
“But who really has the right? “
“”the Insurance applies to””
“the Question is not easy to clarify. Generally it is the landlord who has responsibility for that there is an appropriate fire protection. “
“But the reference to fire insurance documents are incorrect.”
“Hans-Eric Zetterstrom, fire and risk engineer at Länsförsäkringar AB, says to Aftonbladet:”
“– the Insurance applies, it is the short answer. Have you relied on concerning fire validity, and have standard terms, so it is not right.”
“the Insurance companies have a variety of safety regulations on fire protection, for example, welding may not be performed anyway, and that fire doors must be closed.”
“it Would begin to burn with the violation of the provisions paid yet paid but it can be put down something. “
“– But it would never happen, due to a walker or a christmas tree in a stairwell, ” says Hans-Eric Zetterstrom.”
“We want to help all””
“When Aftonbladet asks the association’s president, Augustin Erba, what the source is to the task that the insurance would not apply, he says that he has been inside and read about it on a site. “
“How is it that you want to get rid of the rollator?”
“We had a board meeting yesterday and what we said is that we offer her to arrange a key so that she can store it in the barnvagnsrummet,” says Augustin Erba. “
“– Our ambition is of course to help Gunlaug who have it hard, she is old and feel bad.”
“the Board has in the continuation of the e-mail to Gunlaug said that the rollator risk to be in the way in an emergency. And to the presentation of the the is not permitted on the basis of the association’s rules, captioned ”do not Block the stairwell”.”
“Gunlaug believe that she is not blocking the stairwell. She thinks that the storage barnvagnsrummet on the lower bottom that is not offered is realistic for her which is nyopererad and live on the third floor.”
“”She has the right to have the rollator where””
“A brandinspektör who does not want to speak publicly says to Aftonbladet that the board of directors has made a misinterpretation of what comes when he gets to the case described for themselves.”
“– There is no regulation from the brandmyndighetssynpunkt who say that it may not be a walker in the stairwell. A rollator is a small metal construction with rubber wheels, unlike a stroller that is substantially more combustible and bulky in the escape route. “
“So she has the right to have his walker outside his apartment door?”
“– Yes, exactly, that she has. If it is the case that there is a very narrow stairwell, if it is running out of space in the stairwell, then you can put up tightening straps. For rollatorerna is possible to make a fairly narrow when you loosen it there latch. And if you have a small strap on the wall where you’ve anchored it, so it will not in any way constitute a hindrance in the escape route.”
“stay inside by the fire””
“– But if walker just leaning against the wall of the first evacuated tenant to tear it down. It can make the subsequent fall in the. But it is a utopia because it burns in an apartment to stay in his own apartment – because the apartments is 60-rated, and shall withstand fire for 60 minutes. It burns in your own apartment you should obviously leave the apartment, make sure that the door is closed, close to the door to the stairwell and notify emergency services when the man comes. But the others should remain in their apartments.”
“the Woman with the walker think that the board go on her hard.”
“– Yes, it is totally wrong what they are doing. A crime! She would be able to notify this to the equality ombudsman. This is discrimination and discrimination on the basis of a physical handicap. It is, of course, directly before the thing!”
“Should be safe for all’ ”
“Augustin Erba said in a second call to fire safety is the basis for the board’s action in the matter.”
” We’re trying to find a compromise where we should not compromise on the rules and put the other in the house in danger but still try to help her as much as possible. So we have tried to discuss in the board anyways.”
“Gunlaug think she’s got a stunning assistance with care and care after she fell and broke the femur. But think that the board of directors of her housing cooperative, showing not an ounce of empathy.”
“She says that she takes one day at a time with the new prosthesis. She doesn’t know if she will be able to go back to normal or if she needs to go with a walker for life.”
“– I is convalescing and will come again in the society but will now have to devote time to mess with the board, it is the perfect helknäppt.”
“the Obligations of the owner or the usufructuary to the buildings and other installations”
“Lag (2003:778) on protection against accidents”
“the Owner or the usufructuary for the buildings or other facilities shall, to a reasonable degree to keep the equipment for extinguishing fire and for survival in case of fire or other accident and otherwise take the measures needed to prevent fire and to prevent or limit the damage resulting from fire.”
“Above means, in brief, that both the hyresgästeru002Flägenhetsinnehavare and fastighetsägareu002Fbostadsrättsföreningar have a responsibility for the enforcement of the law. For the residents to abide by the rules that apply to the building in question. For the owner to ensure that the rules are established, and that the fire installations checked and maintained.”
“Source: fire protection association”