Fire Safety Installations

Building Act 1975, Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990, Fire andRescue Service Regulation 2011Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008, Queensland DevelopmentCode MP6.1

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Occupiers Statement to be prepared annually on behalf of thebuilding occupier or owner where the building is vacant orunoccupied. The Occupiers statement must be kept with thebuildings maintenance records and be produced upon demand bylocal government officers and authorised officers of the QFES.

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All Class 1b – 9c occupancy buildings as defined by Part A3.2 of theNational Construction Code are required to be maintainedregardless of floor area size or whether the building is occupied orvacant. A building treated as part of a coal mine for the purposesof the relevant legislation is excluded from the requirement.

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Queensland Development Code MP6.1 requires all applicablemaintenance to be performed in accordance with AS1851-2012requirements.

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Air handling systemsEmergency lifts Emergency lighting Emergency power supply Emergency warning and intercommunication systemsExit signsFire detection and alarm systemsFire doorsetsFire extinguishersFire hose reelsFire hydrants (including boosters)Fire mainsFire shutters Smoke and heat venting systemsSmoke door setsSmoke exhaust systemsSolid core doorsSpecial automatic fire suppression systemsSprinklersStairwell pressurisation systems Other measures (includes additional fire safety installation orconditions that are required under the buildings alternativesolution under the Building Act 1975 of NCC Vol. 1 ClausesE1.10 and E2.3.

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Queensland Development Code MP6.1 defines the following itemsas “prescribed fire safety installations”:

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Additional legislative maintenance requirements for all structuralfeatures that are fire safety installations such as structural fireprotection, penetrations in fire rated structures etc. are containedin the Fire and Rescue Services Act 1990.

Requirements for building occupiers to maintain path of travel toexits, exit doors and discharge from exits are also included in theBuilding Fire and Safety Regulation 2008.

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