Our strata building had fire panel inspections twice a year, however, recently the company is conducting and charging for monthly inspections. Are monthly fire panel inspections really necessary?
Australian Standard AS1851-2012 requires all fire panels to be tested monthly.
Australian Standard AS1851-2012 requires all fire panels to be tested monthly. While AS1851 is not directly legislated in NSW, the owners are always obligated under legislation to maintain their essential services (fire systems).
AS1851 is the only code for maintenance of fire systems, so the owners would be taking a substantial risk in not following the Australian Standard related to their legislated obligations.
Also, if that’s not adequate to explain, the direct legislating of AS1851-2012 was a key component of the Fire Safety Report assembled by the NSW Govt last year.
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Rob Broadhead, CEO of 2020 Fire Protection.
I've been involved in strata since 2001, spoken at events, written training courses and been involved in committees. I am a regular contributor to SCA, FMA, OCN, LookUpStrata and Your Strata Property.
I’ve been in fire protection since 1992, a graduate of the Institute of Fire Engineers and an Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety).
I’ve served voluntarily as VP of FPA Australia and on SCA’s NSW State Committee. I've represented FMA on the Building Commission’s Fire Safety Steering committee, and listed in the 2021 report into Fire Safety Reform. I am co-chair of the Strata sector of the Fire Safety Industry Reference Group.
I bring timely fire and related legislative knowledge transparently to the strata industry.
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