Fire Safety Advisor

“Do we need a Fire Safety Advisor”

Note: The Building Fire Safety Regulations is a QLD only regulation. The new wording of the Regulation is a MUST and REQUIRED rather than SHOULD

What is a Fire Safety Advisor?

• A FSA is REQUIRED for all workplaces where the individual employer employs 30 or more workers at the workplace
• A FSA is a person who has completed the 8 required competencies from a recognised RTO

Is a Fire Safety Advisor Required?

• A FSA is required for all High Occupancy Buildings
• Any building that is a workplace employing 30 or more people

Responsibilities of a Fire Safety Advisor

• Provide or arrange First Response Evacuation instruction
• Evacuation instructions
• Records must be kept

   

  

Requirements for Fire Safety Regulations 2008

• Every building must have a written Fire and Evacuation Plan
• Every Tenancy must have a tailored written Fire and Evacuation Plan
• All occupiers are required to be review the plan annually. The review must be recorded
• All occupiers are required to conduct an evacuation of a building annually

Responsibilities of Tenancies

• Display evacuation signs
• Provide or arrange first response and evacuation training for each staff member

What Messana Group can provide

• Messana Group can provide your FSA
• Messana Group can inspect your property to ensure compliance
• Messana Group can take immediate action to bring your building Fire and Evacuation Documentation to regulation standard