Fires can devastate buildings and workplaces in next to no time, so having a well-prepared fire plan can be the difference between employees getting out safely or not. As part of a fire plan in your workplace, you need to have more than just a fire extinguisher on site – you need to have staff …
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How Retail Stores Can Help Manage Fire Safety in Australia In the busy retail sector, it could be easy to overlook the importance of fire safety – especially with so many other pressing things to deal with day to day. However, as any good manager or business owner knows, failing to prepare is preparing to …
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In New South Wales, regulations within the building and construction industry are currently being amended to restore public faith in the safety of buildings such as strata buildings. The NSW government has designed this legislation in consultation with building practitioners after a series of highly-publicised building issues and defects both in Australia and abroad …
When was the last time you dusted off your emergency evacuation plan to check the details were up to date? If your response is “what emergency evacuation plan?” then stop what you’re doing and call a meeting with your Emergency Planning Committee and East Coast Fire & Safety. Otherwise, dust off your emergency evacuation plan …
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Just like the machinery and equipment you use every day at work, fire protection systems require regular maintenance to ensure they are functioning properly. The difference between a properly maintained fire protection system and one that’s been ignored for too long could be the difference between safety and disaster in an emergency. Of course, there …
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Fire safety in the workplace is always important and the need to be vigilant with training and equipment is required. Almost all workplace fires are preventable and occur due to negligence or unsafe infrastructure. Having outdated fire safety equipment or lacklustre emergency evacuation diagrams and training is a recipe for disaster that could have been …
Having a fire extinguisher, smoke detector and other fire protection solutions in your home or business is an integral part of any good fire safety plan. But what you may not know is that the equipment needs to be maintained, much like your car needs a regular service to keep it working. In some cases, …
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Fires can be devastating, taking hold of properties, belongings and in some cases, lives within a matter of an instant. Those critical moments before and during a fire can make all the difference, with fire safety being the most important factor in saving lives and preventing fires from occurring in the first place. In a …
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It is no secret that fires are indiscriminate; they can be devastating to people of all walks of life, impacting the livelihoods of all those who are in its destructive and sometimes deadly path. In order to prevent fire hazards from occurring in densely populated buildings, such as strata buildings, the New South Wales government …
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On 1st October 2017, a new Environmental Planning & Assessment Regulation came into effect in NSW. This means that Annual Fire Safety Statement assessments must be carried out by a “Competent Fire Safety Practitioner”. This has provided property managers, maintenance engineers and owner greater clarity on how to identify a person or business who is competent …
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