SMR 01: Raising the Bar for Smoke Control Maintenance Competence
The Building Safety Act has fundamentally changed expectations around competence, accountability, and demonstrable compliance within the built environment. While much attention has been given to design and installation, ongoing maintenance of life safety systems is equally critical.
SMR 01 is a third-party certification scheme developed specifically to assess the organisational and engineer-level competence of smoke control maintenance providers. The scheme introduces structured site inspection audits, technical scrutiny, and proportional oversight aligned to the size of the organisation.