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New Fire Safety Regulation Provides Stronger Consumer Guarantees

lisamanton — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 01:49:21 +0000

Fire safety regulation introduced in April, 2020 legislates that only persons accredited as competent fire safety practitioners under Fire Protection Association Australia’s Fire Protection Accreditation Scheme (FPAS) will be authorised to endorse plans and specifications of fire safety systems. The ...

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New Building Laws Protect Owners And Enforce Quality Construction

lisamanton — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 02:52:22 +0000

The Design and Practitioners Building Act took effect on June 11, 2020. The act was introduced as a bill after the recent highly-publicised events which occurred within buildings clad in combustible materials. The new building laws are designed to regulate ...

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What Are Fire Protection Systems?

lisamanton — Wed, 12 May 2021 03:03:28 +0000

Fire safety is absolutely crucial for business owners and home owners alike. A small fire can conflagrate out of control in seconds and spread to other areas of a building where people may be working, relaxing or asleep. This can ...

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Smoke Control Presenting Fire Safety Resources At Fire Conference 2021

lisamanton — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 03:06:15 +0000

Smoke Control are excited to be once again exhibiting at the 2021 Fire Conference, to be held in Sydney on May 11-13. This is the 56th annual Fire Conference and, once again, participants will be advocating positive change for the fire ...

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How Is Fire-Resistance Level Rating Calculated?

lisamanton — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 03:07:55 +0000

A fire resistance level (FRL) in Australian or Fire resistance rating (FRR) in New Zealand) is determined by submitting a product to the Standard Fire Test. This fire test method is titled AS1530.4. Methods for Fire Tests on Building Materials, ...

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Improving Fire Safety In Existing Residential Buildings

lisamanton — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 03:09:13 +0000

In existing multistorey apartment buildings, it can be challenging, invasive and costly to improve fire safety. As a result, property asset owners and managers look for solutions that can be easily integrated into the building’s existing design and structure. Also, ...

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Why Maintaining Fire And Smoke Curtains Is Still Important

lisamanton — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 03:10:40 +0000

Although fire and smoke curtains are passive containment systems that are integrated within the structure, they still require maintenance and inspection to ensure their perfect function. This is also important for ensuring compliance because standards relating to fire protections may ...

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Smoke Control Solutions For Sydney Metro Northwest

lisamanton — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 03:13:39 +0000

FIBERSHIELD, FYREHALT & FYRESLIDE FOR SYDNEY METRO Along with Fyrehalt Fire Doors, our Fibershield Fire Curtains have been installed throughout the SydneyMetroNorthwest station network. They feature both ‘Fibershield V’ long span fire curtains & ‘Fibershield H’ horizontal fire curtains. ‘Fibershield V’ is the first ...

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