Tenant Compliance
Information flow between building management and tenants key to raising compliance.
The introduction of the new Queensland Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 has affected all building owners, building managers, tenants and secondary building occupiers in Queensland. The EVAC team has observed that constructive, open communication and information flow between building management and tenancies is the key factor to ensuring combined risks are minimised.
Any breach of fire regulations and safety procedures could see penalties imposed on both tenants and building management so it is crucial that evacuation plans, procedures and diagrams complement each other.
As part of each building’s Emergency Planning Committee (EPC) responsibilities, demonstration that all tenants are compliant, or are in the process of becoming compliant, is required under the new legislation.
It is also worth noting that QFRS have commenced assessments of tenants and issued non-compliance notices that allow just five days to remedy. This is almost impossible if you have not started the process already!
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Tenant safety procedures compliance requirements
Each secondary occupier or tenant needs to demonstrate and show evidence of:
- Tenancy Specific Evacuation Diagrams in relation to the individual tenancy
- Tenancy Specific Documented evacuation procedures and plan
- Tenancy Specific On and off site training records
- Annual occupiers statement detailing service history for all tenancy specific fire safety installations
- All of the above must meet Regulatory fire safety requirements.
EVAC provides a range of Online Training and Compliance plans that will assist you with meeting the requirements.
Additional requirements for tenants that employ in excess of 30 staff:
Tenants that employ in excess of 30 staff, need a designated Fire Safety Advisor. Fire Safety Advisor training can be sought for an individual employee or this can be outsourced to a third party provider. EVAC can provide you with a designated Fire Safety Advisor.
Besides regulatory penalties, insurance and liability are a major concern with non-compliance. Whilst there are no cases to date, it is inevitable that insurer’s will expect compliance as part of any audit or claim process.
