This one-day course is offered as a face-to-face, online, or in-house session. Following a building’s construction, owners are responsible for their upkeep and maintenance – particularly life-safety features, or essential safety measures. Essential Safety Measures gives an overview of the codes and standards related to the control of fire and smoke within buildings in Australia.

Course structure

1. Establishing the importance of the material covered in the course, beginning with a discussion on the life-safety issues and a summary of the legal reasons that HVAC systems must be equipped with fire and smoke control features.
2. Exploring the equipment and systems used for HVAC-based fire and smoke control in buildings, as well as the legislated performance requirements for these systems.
3. Finding out what is necessary for maintenance to the requirements of state and territory legislation and the Australian Standard AS 1851-2012: Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment.
4. Applying your understanding and learning how to advise clients of what level of maintenance and performance testing is required by the regulations, as well as what the Standard specifies must be maintained and how often.

Topics

• Life-safety and legal imperatives for fire and smoke control
• Theoretical methods used by HVAC systems to control fire and smoke
• Objectives of AS/NZS 1668.1:2015
• Equipment or systems used for HVAC fire and smoke control:
  • Equipment that blocks fire and smoke – fire and smoke dampers
  • Systems that keep smoke above occupants' heads – smoke vents and exhaust
  • Systems that restrict smoke movement – exit pressurisation and smoke control
  • Ancillary equipment and support systems
• Making the fire and smoke control systems work – and proving it
• Testing and commissioning smoke control systems
• Certification – prior to occupancy and annually
• Maintaining fire and smoke systems – Australian Standard AS 1851-2012: Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment