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Total Essential Services Group

Locality: Frankston, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9783 3594

Address: Suite 4, 405 Nepean Highway 3199 Frankston, VIC, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 TESG proudly supports our local community clubs and it’s great to see teams that reach to international levels! Bosco FC Under 12’s competed at Asia’s Premier International Youth Football Tournament, SINGACUP between 7 11 November 2016 in Singapore. Despite not progressing to the playoffs, they have come away from this eventful experience with great memories, new friendships and better footballers.... For further information about Bosco FC and the Under 12’s please see http://www.boscofc.org.au/ and the SINGACUP http://www.singacup.com/ From all of us at TESG, we would like to congratulate the Bosco FC Club’s Under 12 team on their tremendous efforts at the 2016 SINGACUP!

21.01.2022 TESG’s monthly technical feature for August 2016 focuses on Childcare facilities within buildings. This month we feature a sample of interesting and significant information relating to various Essential Safety Measures / Fire Safety Measures relevant to Childcare facilities. This month's focus: New South Wales New South Wales:... Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011: Glass: National Regulations: Regulation 117 Note: This regulation only applies to family day care services. If a glazed area of a family day care residence or approved venue is accessible to children, and situated 1 metre or less above the floor level, the following is required: safety glazing, if required by the Building Code of Australia, or treatment with a product that prevents glass from shattering if broken (such as safety film), or guarding with barriers that prevent a child from hitting or falling against the glass. For services approved before 1 June 2014, the above requirements apply where the glazed area is situated 0.75 metres or less above floor level. Family day care services should consider placing easy-to-see stickers at adult and child height on glass panels or doors, and ensure that glass areas are well lit. For more information on safety in the family day care home, see Kidsafe’s Family Day Care Safety Guidelines, or contact Kidsafe in each state or territory. D1.2 Number of exits required: (d) Class 9 buildings In addition to any horizontal exit, not less than 2 exits must be provided from the following: (i) Each storey if the building has a rise in storeys of more than 6 or an effective height of more than 25 m. (ii) Any storey which includes a patient care area in a Class 9a health-care building. (iii) Any storey that contains sleeping areas in a Class 9c aged care building. (iv) Each storey in a Class 9b building used as an early childhood centre. (v) Each storey in a primary or secondary school with a rise in storeys of 2 or more. (vi) Any storey or mezzanine that accommodates more than 50 persons, calculated under

20.01.2022 Happy Friday Everyone! One of our Auditors picked this up on an inspection.. If anyone can beat this Fire Service Booster arrangement please send your pics to TESG on Facebook!

19.01.2022 Running Kanye in the spotlight.. One of our auditors identified this in a recent inspection. Fortunately, the exit sign was illuminated at the time.

18.01.2022 TESG’s monthly technical feature for August 2016 focuses on Childcare facilities within buildings. This month we feature a sample of interesting and significant information relating to various Essential Safety Measures / Fire Safety Measures relevant to Childcare facilities. Addition to this month's focus: Victoria... Victoria: The following is in accordance with MFB Guide Line 23 2015 Please see extract from MFB Guideline 23 relating to childcare facility requirements, this document is for guidance purposes only pertaining childcare facilities above ground floor i.e. within shopping centres, office towers, university’s etc. This guideline does not override and Children’s Services Act 1996 & Children’s Services Regulations 1998 mandatory requirements. 4.2 Where it is proposed to construct a child care centre of up to two levels, the building should be provided with the following means of fire protection. (a) Photo-electric type smoke alarms that are hardwired to a 240 volt AC power supply, interconnected and be located in all sleeping areas and in all paths of travel between sleeping areas and exits to common corridors, and (b) Portable fire extinguishers being provided in areas to cover class A fire risks. The extinguishers must be selected, located and distributed in accordance with sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of AS 2444, and (c) Where there are special risks within the building for example the electrical switch board, etc., the appropriate extinguisher are to also be provided. 4.3 Staff / child ratio to be sufficient to ensure that that all children can be evacuated in one group while staff maintain full accountability. 4.4 The evacuation strategy should identify the likely evacuation assembly areas both within the building and externally. Lateral evacuation rather than evacuating the building entirely may be adequate. This may alleviate problems associated with emergency services access while children are being evacuated from the building. 4.5 Particular emphasis and forethought should be given when planning evacuation procedures to consider that children may be sleeping, or that there may be babies that require carrying. 4.6 Staff to be trained in the use of fire equipment, participate in regular fire drills, and to be aware of the emergency procedures for the building. 4.7 AS 3745-2002 (Emergency control organization and procedures for buildings, structures and work places) should form the basis for evacuation planning. Children / Staff ratios within Victoria: In accordance with Children’s Services Regulations 2009: In accordance with Victorian Children’s Services Regulations 2009; Staff to child ratio is 1:4 for children aged less than 3years. Staff to child ratio is 1:15 for children aged 3years or more.

16.01.2022 One of our TESG Auditors has captured alarming examples of obstructed Emergency Exits during recent inspections. It is a legislative requirement to ensure Emergency Exits are available at all times to ensure occupants can quickly escape from the building during a fire or other emergency. Have you checked your Emergency Exits lately?

13.01.2022 Festive Greetings to all of our Western Australian and Northern Territory clients from Tristan Bruce and the TESG Perth team, who enjoyed a Christmas dinner last week with Director Brad Johannsen & National General Manager, Cindy Wedding.

11.01.2022 A message to our valued clients, please read the attached/following communication regarding fire safety of commercial kitchen systems. Should you have any question please contact one of our offices http://airah.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xNjE3NjUyJ/index.html

08.01.2022 During a recent inspection to a shopping centre, our inspector identified a sprinkler head was installed being connected to a valve as pictured. In this situation, the valve installed in this manner may in-avertedly be closed, thus allowing the water supply to the sprinkler protecting this space to be turned off, therefore disabling the ability of the sprinkler head to suppress a fire. The presence of a valve installed without constant monitoring by the fire system for inter...ference, is against the fire code and introduces significant additional risk to the building and it’s occupants. Building managers are responsible to ensure the fire suppression system will operate correctly in the event of an incident, need to ensure appropriately qualified contractors are engaged to undertake such works and ensure the required commissioning documentation is provided at the completion of each modification to confirm compliance is met.

08.01.2022 From all of our staff at TESG, we wish all our clients a Happy and Safe Easter! Our offices will be closed for the public holidays Friday 25th and Monday 28th March.

05.01.2022 TESG congratulate Shane Paterson of the Langwarrin Football and Netball Club in winning the 2016 Best & Fairest Senior Football.

02.01.2022 An important update on Victorian Building Regulations: As of May 2016 - Should the condition on the occupancy permit or the maintenance determination specifies that the essential safety measures must be maintained in accordance with AS1851-2005. Maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment, as issued from time to time, or an equivalent standard, published before 5 September, compliance with AS1851-2012 is taken to be compliance with the frequency and maintenance req...uirements specified in the condition or maintenance determination (as the case requires). Therefore if an owner wants to move over to AS1815-2012 this can now occur with no regulatory impact so long as conditions of AS1851-2012 are being met and equivalence is meet. The Annual Essential Safety Measures Report (AESMR) which is a yearly requirement for all buildings must include a statement that Regulation 1205A is compliant with AS1851-2012. Otherwise existing routine maintenance can be continued to the pre-defined/prescribed standard listed upon relevant Occupancy Permit, Maintenance Determination or Schedule of Essential Safety Measures.