Share your experience with Fire Safety Schedule problems
Posted on : Friday, 29 November 2019
For some time now, FPA Australia has received reports of
significant problems with Fire Safety Schedules throughout NSW.
These accounts suggest that inadequate information, inaccurate
record keeping and a lack of consistent understanding of roles and
responsibilities may be leading to poorer building safety.
Earlier this year, we conducted a survey about Fire Safety
Schedules and Annual Fire Safety Statements that reported that half
of all Schedules encountered by industry practitioners had errors.
Industry anecdotes suggest this figure could be as high as 80%.
Now we want to gather more detailed information about problems
with schedules that we can consolidate and submit to the NSW
Government to encourage further regulatory improvements.
We have developed a new form where industry members can report
problems with Fire Safety Schedules, accessible online through any
device.
The form does not require identification of the buildings
involved and submissions will be kept confidential. The information
will be aggregated to anonymise individual submissions before being
provided to the NSW Government.
We encourage any individuals who work with Fire Safety Schedules
and Annual Fire Safety Statements to report problems they see. Your
input will help improve our industry.