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Fire Safety Statements, and Fire Safety Certificates Sydney
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includes the inspection of up to 6 items (not including exit lights). The 6
items can be any of; extinguishers, hose reels, smoke alarms, fire doors, fire
blankets or hydrants. If you have emergency or exit lights, they require a 90
minute test- add $77 (for up to 6 lights). Our tech will need to inspect and
test all existing fire measures before issuing a certificate. It is possible
he will find you need to replace, or get other items installed, to meet the
Australian Standard. Therefore use the $295 as a guide. We
can give you a free quote first.
To
place your interest in getting a fire safety compliance inspection or quote,
please phone, or just fill in our contact us form.
Call now on 02 65501066.
Our inspector will get in contact with you, to discuss your needs and give you
a free quote.
Under the provisions of the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation
2000 (EP & A Reg), owners of buildings have a legal obligation to supply the
Commissioner of the NSW Fire Brigades with a copy of any Fire Safety Certificate
or Annual Fire Safety Statement,
listing the fire safety measures applicable to their building.
A Fire Safety Certificate is a certificate that is submitted by the building
owner, certifing all essential fire safety measures (listed in the Fire Safety
Schedule) have been installed in the building, and are capable of perfoming
to the standard listed in the Fire Safety Schedule (usually the Australian Standard)
A Fire Safety Schedule can be issued with the Construction Certificate. The
Fire Safety Schedule lists the essential fire safety measures that are to be
installed in the building or on the land and the Australian and/or other Standards
to which they must be installed.
Every
twelve months, after the Fire Safety Certificate is issued, an Annual Fire
Safety Statement must be prepared and forwarded to Council, and to the local
Fire Brigade. The Annual Fire Safety Statement must state that a competent fire
safety practitioner has inspected and assessed the fire safety measures in the
building, and found that the measures are capable of performing to the Australian
standard . A copy of the statement or certificate must also be prominently displayed
in the building. What are the dangers of not doing an Annual
Fire Safety Statement?
Council makes the owner responsible for submitting and signing the Fire Safety
Certificate and the AFSS. No matter what the lease says, fire compliance is
ultimately the responsibility of the landlord. When you sign a Fire Safety
Certificate or AFSS you are declaring that the premises meets the Australian
Standard for fire safety and has been maintained and "assessed by competent
fire safety practitioner".
Our technician is accredited under the FPAA scheme, and registered as an accredited
practitioner (fire safety), as required under the new legislation which
came into force on 1 July 2020. There are also new standardised forms that have
to be used to submit your annual fire safety statement.
Clause 177 of the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000
states that it is an offence to fail to provide the statement. Escalating cumulative
weekly penalty notices apply for this offence. eg; $1000 per week [June 16]
If you don't submit an Annual Fire Safety Statement it could lead to civil or
criminal proceedings in the Land and Environment Court. The maximum penalty
for a breach is $110,000. From 1 Dec 17 there is a particular form that must
be used to submit the AFSS. Our tech will have it.
But more importantly, a failure to meet these requirements can put people's
lives at risk, as well as having liability implications for the building owner.
Not having your fire equipment properly inspected, and not lodging an Annual
Fire Safety Statement, could possibly void your fire insurance!
Contact us for full service and maintenance of Fire
extinguishers Sydney region
Fire Extinguisher Sales
40 Refinery Drive Pyrmont NSW 2009
PO Box 1171 Bowral NSW 2576
53a High St Taree NSW 2430 Australia
Phone 02 65501066
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