Safety for Vulnerable People
Fire safety of hospitals - a guide for
designers
This document has been prepared to give all designers a better
understanding of the key areas of hospital operations and how
hospitals function which will assist designers to achieve improved
fire safety and hospital design outcomes. It is hoped that fire
safety engineers and building surveyors, as well as all other
designers who have to address fire safety design issues, will
benefit from this guide.
Download the guide here.
Vertical evacuation of vulnerable persons in
buildings
This technical paper considers options for vertical evacuation
of vulnerable persons in the event of fire or other emergency.
Download the paper here.
Fire safety and the National Disability Insurance
Scheme
This technical paper explores the implications for fire safety
as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is rolled out,
and potential approaches the maximise the effectiveness of NDIS
funding.
Download the paper here.
Fire safety management of vulnerable persons in
bushfire prone areas
This paper describes a semi-quantitative bushfire risk
assessment approach which can be applied to the assessment of
existing and proposed buildings which house vulnerable persons.
Download the paper here.