Building managers beware!

The passive fire industry has been pushing to remind building managers of the importance of passive fire compliance for some time now, and yet even with the legal requirements this often is misunderstood or ignored.

For something that is overlooked it has potentially disastrous consequences. Besides the obvious risk to life there are hefty financial repercussions, and should you be found non-compliant, ignorance isn’t an acceptable excuse.

Of late, consequences have been felt by many, pushed by recent tragedies a nationwide audit of residential and commercial building has been undertaken. In Queensland, building managers are being hit with expensive QBCC orders to rectify non-compliance in their buildings.

Take the recent case in Sydney which was covered by the Financial Review, where the Gazebo apartment tower was hit with an eye watering $7.5 million-dollar bill to rectify the fire defects.

It was reported that residents were outraged that costs would be so high, given that it is required by law that a fire safety inspection is executed every year. What’s more these high rectification costs to ensure fire safety, would impact residents further as some stated their share of the costs would send them broke.

The pressure is on as the countdown clock to compliance ticks, as fines of up to $100,000 per week may be issued if works are not completed by set dates.

Read the full Financial Review article

Whilst we assume that this hefty bill is not entirely made up of passive fire defects, cases like this serve as a harsh reminder of what can occur if compliance is not met.

This is why it so important to take a proactive approach by enlisting a passive fire certification team to prevent disasters like this from occurring.

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