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- Lithium-ion battery safety What are lithium-ion batteries?Lithium-ion batteries are rechargeable batteries that can store more energy in less space than traditional batteries. They are more lightweight and compact than other batteries. are common in e-scooters, e-bikes and vapespower most household rechargeable devices like mobile…
- 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 To support renewable energy targets, sites with augmented grid power supply and storage infrastructure are commonly being constructed in Queensland. These include Battery Energy Storage Sites (BESS), Solar Farms and Wind Turbines.The rapid advancement of renewable energy technology means that these sites present…
- Alarm monitoring The Alarm & Financial Management teams provide services and advice to us, our customers and the broader community regarding the management and monitoring of automatic fire alarms, including unwanted alarm activations.Alarm monitoring is a service to ensure buildings that are either prescribed under legislation or have…
- Unwanted alarm activation An unwanted alarm is defined as an emergency alarm signalled at a time when we are satisfied there was no emergency requiring the attendance of the fire service.We respond to around 18,000 unwanted alarm activations from monitored fire alarm systems per year. This creates a high burden on the community in the form…
- Preventing unwanted alarms checklist Reducing unwanted alarm activation is your responsibility. Below is a checklist which may assist with the reduction of unwanted alarms:Always liaise with your fire alarm specialist.Ensure the fire alarm system is regularly maintained and tested to the appropriate Australian Standard.Seek advice from your…
- Pragmatic cooking and shower test This test is conducted by us and is applicable to any Class 2 or 3 building served by an Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm System required to comply with AS1670.1.In addition to other alarm testing, and prior to the issuing of a final approval, we must be satisfied that the system will achieve specified…
- Contract and account management The Alarm and Financial Management Units are responsible for providing contractual and technical support to monitored alarm premises. This is done through:alarm connectionsalarm disconnectionstransfer of ownershipalarm isolationsAlarm Signalling Equipment (ASE) fault diagnosisASE technical support and…
- Alarm connections and disconnections Alarm ConnectionsDo all premises need to be connected directly to the brigade?Fire alarm monitoring for a premises may be prescribed under legislation through the Building Code of Australia. If your premises is deemed to require monitoring under the code, failure to be monitored may make the building…