Personalised Business Fire Safety Advisers Brisbane
If you have an occupancy of more than 30 occupants in
your building (not just employees), you are required to appoint a Fire
Safety Adviser or FSA for your business but they do not need to be on
staff. The role of a Fire Safety Adviser is to provide appropriate
evacuation training to staff, and to help organise the fire and
evacuation plan and practice.
Appointing an FSA to your building is as easy as calling Personalised Business & Coaching Solutions on 07 3410 8482 - organise your FSA today.
Our
accredited Fire Safety Advisers are able to advise on the correct
instruction of fire safety evacuations to ensure they can be carried
out at prescribed times and intervals.
They are also deemed
competent to look at fire safety installations, maintenance of such
hazards in relation to fires and controls, emergency planning and first
response fire fighting, evacuation and mandatory instruction.
They
are familiar with all aspects of fire safety and will be able to offer
advice that ensures appropriate emergency planning has taken place.
From
1 July 2008 existing high occupancy buildings have less than 12 months
to appoint a Fire Safety Adviser. If you are a new occupier of a high
occupancy building your Fire Safety Adviser must be appointed within
one month of occupancy.
Fire Safety Advisers of high occupancy buildings will need to ensure:-
- Correct advice is being given to ensure the appropriate emergency planning has taken place.
- Fire Safety Adviser engaged must be familiar with the evacuation coordination procedures specific to the building and give the evacuation coordination instructions or arrange for the instructions to be given by a suitable person who is also familiar with the site.
Definitions of a high occupancy building
To
help you understand the requirements of the Fire Safety Adviser laws
here is a breakdown of what makes up a high occupancy building:-
(a) a class 2 or 3 building more than 25m high
(b) a class 2, 3, 5, 6, 7b, 8, 9a, or 9b building that is a workplace—
(i) prescribed under the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997, section 30; and
(ii)
where 30 or more workers are normally employed within the meaning of
the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995, section 93(5);
Editor’s note— Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995, section 93 (Appointment of Workplace Health and Safety officer by employer)
(c)
a class 6 or 9b building that the commissioner has decided is an at
risk licensed building under Section 104KD of the Fire Service Act.
For a Fire Safety Adviser in Brisbane or QLD call us today on 07 3410 8482.