GMH Fire & Safety Australia P/L in Forest Hill, Victoria, Australia | Fire protection service

GMH Fire & Safety Australia P/L

Locality: Forest Hill, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 1300 154 554

Address: Suite 7, 476 Canterbury Rd, Forest Hill 3131 Forest Hill, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.gmhaustralia.com.au/

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21.01.2022 Stay safe everyone

14.01.2022 Hey All, Being stuck at home and practising social distancing can be challenging which is forcing people to find hobbies to occupy their time. If cooking is one of these please watch the video below ... https://youtu.be/Il1JGc6Look For any fire related questions just comment below and we will answer all questions as soon as we can. Stay Safe GMH Fire & Safety

12.01.2022 Stay Safe everyone

08.01.2022 Did you know?? When you‘re asleep you lose your sense of smell. A smoke alarm is your electronic nose. It will alert you if there is smoke from a fire. A small fire can grow to involve an entire room in just two to three minutes. A smoke alarm provides early warning and time to escape. Smoke alarms are compulsory in every home... Since 1 August 1997, Victorian law states that smoke alarms (complying with Australian Standards AS3786) must be installed in all homes, units, flats and townhouses. It is the responsibility of all owners and landlords to install working smoke alarms. Homes constructed before 1 August 1997 need only standalone, battery powered smoke alarms. Homes constructed after 1 August 1997 must have smoke alarms connected to 240 volt mains power. These smoke alarms must also have a backup battery installed in the smoke alarm in case there is a loss of power. Stay Safe GMH Fire & Safety P/L

05.01.2022 MAINTAINING FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS DURING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS Updated: Thursday April 9, 2020 Building owners are required to perform ongoing monitoring, upkeep and maintenance of the building’s Essential Safety Measures, which include the fire protection system. In some jurisdictions, it is a prescribed legal requirement covered by Legislation. ... However, National Fire Industry Association (NFIA) members from across Australia are reporting that they are increasingly being turned away from performing fire protection routine service and maintenance work in nursing homes, high rise office blocks, pubs and clubs and we predict the longer this continues, then the potential is for the problem to flow on to hospitals and high-rise residential apartment buildings. All the measures to protect Australians from COVID-19 can only be fully effective if buildings remain safe from fire. Whether occupied or not, failure to service and maintain the building’s fire protection systems creates a higher risk of a fire event in that building causing death, injury and property damage. Service and maintenance (including inspection and testing) of fire protection systems is considered an essential service and therefore must continue across the community despite other closures under the Government’s COVID-19 restrictions because: Whether occupied or not, failure to service and maintain the building’s fire protection systems creates a higher risk of a fire event causing more property damage, personal injury and death. This is even more critical when many buildings are at 24h occupancy. In some jurisdictions, it is a prescribed legal requirement covered by Legislation. There are potential insurance implications where a building is damaged or destroyed by fire because the required servicing and maintenance was not being performed. For example, the Queensland Government yesterday released a COVID-19 Building and Construction Industry General FAQ document which in part states The regular inspection and maintenance of essential services within buildings should continue to ensure the ongoing safety of both occupants and the broader community. For example, fire safety systems both fixed and portable are critical to the health and safety of building occupants Attached is a media release from the Insurance Council of Australia explaining that failure to conduct routine fire protection service and maintenance could affect a building’s insurance coverage. It is imperative that fire protection systems across the country continue to be properly inspected, tested, serviced and maintained. The appropriately qualified fire protection professional performing this work must comply with the respective Government’s COVID-19 health, hygiene and safety requirements

05.01.2022 CORONAVIRUS AND ESSENTIAL FIRE SAFETY MAINTENANCE As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, many fire protection businesses have faced uncertainty about their ability to conduct maintenance services due to government-mandated shutdowns and health and safety concerns from building occupants. FPA Australia's purpose is to enable a safer community where loss of life, injury and damage to property and the environment are eliminated through effective fire protection.... The Association recognises that the maintenance of essential fire safety systems, equipment and features in buildings is critical to the safety of building occupants, property and the environment. FPA Australia also recognises that we are each responsible for our individual and collective wellbeing. With this in mind, FPA Australia advocates for the continuity of essential fire safety maintenance by competent fire protection industry professionals across Australia where safe to do so. For the sake of clarity, essential fire safety maintenance includes all work (including routine service activities and repairs) to ensure the reliability, integrity, functionality and performance of essential fire safety systems, equipment and life safety features in a building or structure that have been installed principally for the protection of life or property. Unless specifically referenced by Governments, FPA Australia believes that essential fire safety maintenance carried out by the fire protection industry is essential for the health and safety of occupants of buildings from the effect from fire. In most cases, the legislative responsibility for maintenance of essential fire safety maintenance is a state and territory responsibility. To achieve this, FPA Australia recommends to governments across all jurisdictions and people responsible for buildings, including building owners, agents and occupiers, that fire protection industry professionals (practitioners and technicians) continue (where it is safe to do so) to undertake essential fire safety maintenance.