Upcoming Events
Safety in disability and care homes
Presented by Daniel Rorke, Ekror
| Date:
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Thursday, 2 June, 2022 |
| Time: |
10:00am - 11:30am (AEST) |
| Cost: |
Members:
Non-members:
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$105 (incl. GST)
$155 (incl. GST)
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There has been a growing trend over the last couple of
decades, with the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (and
its predecessors) building housing and leasing it out to disability
services providers.
While the National Construction Code would suggest that
such properties should be classified as Class 3 (hostels) or Class
9c (residential care), often they are being built as Class 1a
(single detached dwelling) or Class 1b (boarding house)
buildings.
Such properties would be fine for disabled residents who
are capable of self-care, but often they are used for people who
need full-time support.
Unfortunately, these Class 1a and 1b buildings have
inadequate fire protection to cater for people who require
assistance for their daily care.
The use of these building classes for disability care is
placing individuals at risk and potentially breaching the
requirements of providers under NDIS rules.
In this seminar, we will explore current approaches to
home care and recommend changes that should be considered to
protect people with disabilities.
Get your tickets
here.
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Common Fire Safety
Defects: Causes and Solutions
| Date:
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Wednesday, 15 June, 2022 |
| Time: |
1:00pm - 5:00pm (AEST) |
| Venue: |
Tasmania Police Academy
South Arm Road, Rokeby |
| Cost: |
Members:
Non-members: |
$150 (incl. GST)
$210 (incl. GST)
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When the Tasmanian Fire Service (TasFire) undertakes
inspections of buildings it often finds significant fire safety
problems.
These issues have raised concerns about occupant safety,
so FPA Australia is running an event with TasFire to examine the
most common concerns and to discuss the most appropriate ways to
avoid them.
In this forum, Esther
Fletcher-Jones, Acting Manager of the Building Safety
Unit, will identify the ten most common defects found by
TasFire.
Moderated by Paul Gleeson
(Contact Group), a panel comprising Anthony
Lada (Chubb Fire and Security), David
Irving (Contact Electrical),
Ross Murphy (Castellan Consulting),
and Daniel Greig (TasFire) will then
discuss some of the ways these problems can be prevented or
fixed.
The speakers will also discuss how practitioners can meet
the requirements of a TFS inspection and comply with the Chief
Officer's Occupancy Report (COOR) and the Code of Practice
Guidelines.
Get your tickets
here.
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Understanding and assessing
FERs
Presented by Alex Hoyle, GMBS
| Date:
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Thursday, 23 June, 2022 |
| Time: |
2:00pm - 4:00pm (AEST) |
| Venue: |
Nesuto Parramatta
110-114 James Ruse Drive, Rosehill |
| Cost: |
Members:
Non-members: |
$140 (incl. GST)
$210 (incl. GST)
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Fire Engineering Reports (FERs) can cause confusion for
practitioners who need to maintain or assess identified performance
solutions.
Often assessors are confronted with a massive document
that they have to wade through to identify what they need to do to
confirm performance.
These reports are a regular cause of query and debate, and
can potentially lead to misunderstandings.
In this in-person seminar, building surveyor and fire
safety assessor, Alex Hoyle will discuss some of the issues with
these reports and share some ideas on how best to address
them.
Get your tickets
here.
Please note: this event is at a new venue -
Nesuto Parramatta.
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What is a fit-for-purpose fire resistant wiring
system?
Presented by Richard Hosier, Marmon
Electrical
| Date:
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Tuesday, 28 June, 2022 |
| Time: |
10:00am - 11:30am (AEST) |
| Cost: |
Members:
Non-members: |
$105 (incl. GST)
$150 (incl. GST)
|
Many life safety, fire-fighting, and critical emergency systems
depend on the unfailing reliability of electric cables and wiring
during a fire.
Firemen's lifts, fire sprinklers, fire pumps, smoke/heat
extraction equipment, pressurization fans, communication systems
and alarms all rely to some degree on the ongoing integrity of
wiring systems.
Any failures could lead to such critical equipment
becoming inactive, putting occupants, emergency responders and
property at risk.
With greater regulatory scrutiny of disasters such as the
Grenfell Tower fire in London, it is inevitable that eyes will soon
turn towards the integrity of the cables that keep fire protection
systems operational.
It will also bring the relative responsibilities of
owners, designers, inspectors, contractors, and regulatory
authorities themselves into sharper focus.
Fragmented 'piecemeal' or product-only approaches to
compliance testing, can lead to failures, while leaving any
question of liability difficult to answer.
So, how do you work out whether the wiring system you're
using is fit-for-purpose and able to withstand the effects of
fire?
Get your tickets
here to find out.
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