Essential Fire Safety Measure & Fire Safety Schedule Services Identification : EPAR

Essential Property Services staff are well versed in essential fire safety measures identification for all types of buildings under Section I Maintenance Building Code of Australia, previous and current regulations in New South Wales. The Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulations 2000 (EPAR) makes it mandatory for building owners to establish the essential fire safety measures installed in their building, as nominated in the Fire Safety Schedule.

Establishment of the Fire Safety Schedule ensures that when an essential fire safety measures inspection, maintenance and reporting system is developed, that the outcome is in compliance with the regulations. New South Wales legislation nominates the EPAR as the principal legislation governing essential fire safety measures in buildings. Other elements can also be nominated in the Fire Safety Schedule as essential fire safety measures under the regulations, including performance solutions under the building approval system, which may result in essential fire safety measures being created and nominated. Fire Safety Schedules in the main are nominated by building certifiers (Council). EPS staff have the knowledge and experience to identify essential fire safety measures in all types of buildings.

The following are typical essential fire safety measures/ essential services that may be installed in a building, depending on the buildings age, classification, type of construction, height, floor area and Certificate of Classification or typical Fire Safety Schedule:

Essential Fire Safety Measures Table

A number of the above essential fire safety measures items appear in Australian Standard AS 1851-2005 Maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment.