FCF News
28 May 2019
Read More "Exit Lighting and Emergency Lighting")
Emergency and exit lighting serve a great purpose in helping occupants of a building to quickly locate the exits in case of an emergency. Building owners or managers must ensure that the building is compliant with the Australian Standards for fire safety.
If unsure if the establishment...
28 May 2019
Read More "Fire Penetrations")
Fire penetrations are considered as passive fire protection. They are openings in a wall or floor assembly required to have a fire-resistance rating; they may be fabricated by the use of a cast-in-place sleeve. The purpose of these is to accommodate the passage of an electrical, mechanica...
28 May 2019
Read More "Egress Checks")
To ensure the safety, health, and welfare of employees and occupants of a building, home and business owners should identify hazards, assess risks and have written risk assessments. A fire safety risk assessment should be regularly conducted with the help of a professional.
A fire safety r...
28 May 2019
Read More "Fire Doors")
Fire Doors or Fire resistance rated door are used as part of a passive fire protection system to reduce the spread of fire and smoke between separate compartments of a building; they are given with fire-resistance rating. Fire doors may be made of a combination of materials such as glass, gypsu...
28 May 2019
Read More "Be Sure There is an Evacuation Plan in Place")
In a building or establishment, not everyone is familiar where the nearest exits are located or how to identify an exit during an emergency. Occupants and especially guests will need someone to guide them and take charge of the situation. When an emergency occurs, the occupants must act rationa...
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