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Essential Safety Measures Identification

Essential Property Services staff are well versed in essential safety measures identification for all types of buildings in each State and Territory under Section I Maintenance Building Code of Australia, previous and current regulations. State building regulations make it mandatory for building owners to establish the essential safety measures installed in their building.

Establishment of the essential safety measures ensures that when an inspection, maintenance and reporting system is developed, that the outcome is in compliance with the regulations. Various States have nominated the Building Code of Australia, Section I - Maintenance, as their principal legislation governing essential safety measures. Other elements can also be nominated as essential safety measures under their local regulations, including performance solutions under the building approval system which may result in essential safety measures being created and nominated. Essential safety measures in the main are nominated by building surveyors/certifiers. EPS have the knowledge and experience to identify essential safety measures in all types of buildings.

The following are typical essential safety measures that may be installed in a building depending on the buildings essential safety measures age, occupancy permit, classification, type of construction, height, floor area and Maintenance Determination or Maintenance Schedule:

Essential Safety Measures Table

A number of the above essential safety measures items appear in Australian Standard AS 1851-2005 Maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment. Other essential safety measures nominated have to conform with referenced Building Code of Australia Standards.