⚠ What inspectors find first

The six SCIE failures that repeat across the AL market

Most AL properties fail not because the building is unsafe on paper, but because the operational reality drifted after opening. Each finding below is physical and observable.

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Missing or outdated MAPSelf-protection measures never produced after a change of use
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Fire doors propped openHeld open for airflow, defeating their purpose
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Obstructed escape routesBlocked by furniture, luggage racks or stored linen
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Expired extinguishersPast inspection date, or removed and not replaced
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Degraded or missing signageFaded 112, exit and direction markings
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Dead emergency lightingDoes not power up when mains supply fails
An SCIE inspection finds these while there is still time to fix them

Sources: Decreto-Lei n.º 220/2008 (RJ-SCIE); Portaria n.º 1532/2008 (RT-SCIE); InspectOS field findings. · InspectOS