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- Operational requirements in the built environment The following Table lists the NCC section and parts, and the relevant QDC parts that we consider has important operational requirements that designers and assessment managers should consider.Table 2 - Operational requirements in the built environmentNCC Section or QDCRelevant fire safety…
- Advice guides for NCC 2022 Volume 1 sections NCC Section C Fire ResistanceThe proposed or designed departures from the prescriptive requirements of NCC Section C will invariably lead to a performance solution design. We have listed the following operational requirements of the fire safety systems for performance solutions that address fire…
- Advice guides for Queensland Development Code QDC MP2.2 Fire safety in residential care buildingsThe proposed or designed departures from the prescriptive requirements of QDC MP2.2 will invariably lead to a performance solution design. We have listed the following operational requirements of the fire safety systems for performance solutions…
- Position Statements for Performance Solution Designs Position statements are developed by us to inform building development application stakeholders about our position in terms of fire safety, building design and construction and building use. Recognising that there can be occasions where design and construction projects may encounter fire…
- Referral advice guide – performance solutions The following information is provided as guidance for building development applications where the design involves fire safety related performance solutions, and the development is assessable as building work under the Building Act 1975 (Qld).Building development applications that involve…
- Bushfire resilient communities Information for Land Use Planning PractitionersWith many parts of Queensland experiencing more frequent and severe fire weather, the potential impact of bushfires is of growing concern. The potential risk of bushfires varies according to a number of factors including the potential intensity of bushfires,…
- Bushfire planning Building in bushfire prone areas…
- Building occupiers, owners, lessees and bodies corporate If you are an owner, business, individual, or part of a body corporate involved in occupying, leasing, or managing a building in Queensland, you hold the status of an 'occupier' under the Fire Services Act 1990. This status brings with it the important legal responsibility of ensuring the…
- Hazardous chemicals emergency planning Emergency planningQueensland’s Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (section 43) stipulates that all workplaces must have a written emergency plan.There are additional obligations if hazardous materials are used, handled or stored at a workplace.If the quantity of schedule 11 hazardous chemicals exceeds…
- Renewable Energies Sites with augmented grid power supply and storage infrastructure are being constructed in Queensland, including battery storage facilities, solar farms and wind farms.The rapid advancement of renewable energy technology means that these sites present unique hazards for fire service response, such as live electricity,…