Title Page
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Site conducted
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Conducted on
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Location
Building Description
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Address
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Building Name
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Actual Building/s Use and BCA Classifications
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Council Ref:
Building Details
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BCA Classification
- Class 2 - Apartment
- Class 3 - Boarding house, Guest house, Hostel, Lodging house or Backpacker accommodation
- Class 3 - Hotel or Motel
- Class 3 - Residential part of a school
- Class 3 - Accommodation for the aged, children, or people with disability
- Class 3 - Staff accommodation
- Class 3 - Residential part of a detention centre
- Class 3 - Residential care building
- Class 4
- Class 5 - Office
- Class 6 - Café, restaurant, milk or soft-drink bar
- Class 6 - Dining room, Bar
- Class 6 - Hairdresser’s or Barber’s shop, Public laundry, or Undertaker’s establishment
- Class 6 - Shop, Market or sale room, Showroom, or Service station
- Class 7a — Carpark
- Class 7b — Storage, Wholesale
- Class 8 - Laboratory
- Class 8 - Production, Assembly, Altering, Repairing, Packing, Finishing, or Cleaning
- Class 9a — Health-care building
- Class 9b — Assembly building
- Class 9b — Primary or Secondary school
- Class 9c — Residential care building
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Volume
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Type of construction
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Number of occupants
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Staff
Permit Details
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Is there records of Building Permits
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Building Permit Number
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Date of Issue
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Relevant Building Surveyor
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Has an OP been issued?
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OP/CofO No
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Issue date
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Is there an Occupancy Permit ESM Schedule / Maintenance Determination
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Occupation and use in accordance with Occupancy Permit/s:
OP & AESMR
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Is the OP/determination displayed
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ESM Annual Report prepared by owner (or agent) [r.223(1)]:
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Is the ESM Annual Report in accordance with the VBA template
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ESM Annual Report been completed correctly
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ESM Annual Report signed and dated
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Does the AESM report list all relevant ESMs
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ESM Annual Report Date:
Part 1—Building fire integrity
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Are there Building Elements that are required to satisfy prescribed fire-resistance levels required to be installed in the building?
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Have the Building Elements been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Are materials and assemblies within the building required to have fire hazard properties?
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Have the correct materials and assemblies been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Are elements required to be non-combustible, provide fire protection, compartmentation or separation required to be installed in the building?
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Have the required to be non-combustible elements been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Are wall-wetting sprinklers (including doors and windows required in conjunction with wall-wetting sprinklers) required to be installed in the building?
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Have the wall-wetting sprinklers been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Are fire doors (including sliding fire doors and their associated warning systems) and associated self-closing, automatic closing and latching mechanisms required to be installed in the building?
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Have the fire doors been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Are fire windows (including windows that are automatic or permanently fixed in the closed position) required to be installed in the building?
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Have the fire windows been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Are fire shutters required to be installed in the building?
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Have the fire shutters been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Are solid core doors and associated self-closing, automatic closing and latching mechanisms required to be installed in the building?
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Have the solid core doors and associated closing and latching mechanisms been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Are fire-protection at service penetrations through elements required to be fire-resisting with respect to integrity or insulation, or to have a resistance to the incipient spread of fire required to be installed in the building?
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Have the service penetration fire-protection been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Are fire protection associated with construction joints, spaces and the like in and between building elements required to be fire-resisting with respect to integrity and insulation required to be installed in the building?
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Has the construction joints fire protection been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Are smoke doors and associated self-closing, automatic closing and latching mechanisms required to be installed in the building?
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Have the smoke doors and associated closing and latching mechanisms been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Are proscenium walls (including proscenium curtains) required to be installed in the building?
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Have the proscenium walls been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
Part 2—Means of egress
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Paths of travel to exits
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Discharge from exits (including paths of travel from open spaces to the public roads to which they are connected)
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Exits (including fire-isolated stairways and ramps, non fire-isolated stairways and ramps, stair treads, balustrades and handrails associated with exits, and fire-isolated passageways)
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Smoke lobbies to fire-isolated exits
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Open access ramps or balconies for fire-isolated exits
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Doors (other than fire or smoke doors) in a required exit, forming part of a required exit or in a path of travel to a required exit, and associated self-closing, automatic closing and latching mechanisms
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
Part 3—Signs
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Are exit signs (including direction signs) required to be installed in the building?
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Has the exit signs been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Are warning signs on sliding fire doors and doors to non-required stairways, ramps and escalators required to be installed in the building?
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Have the warning signs been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Signs, intercommunication systems, or alarm systems on doors of fire-isolated exits stating that re-entry to a storey is available
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Signs alerting persons that the operation of doors must not be impaired
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
Part 4—Lighting
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Emergency Lighting
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
Part 5—Fire fighting services and equipment
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Fire hydrant system (including on-site pump set and fire-service booster connection)
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Fire hose reel system
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Sprinkler system
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Portable fire extinguishers
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Fire control centres (or rooms)
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
Part 6—Air-handling systems
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Smoke hazard management systems—
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(a) automatic air pressurisation systems for fire-isolated exits;
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(b) zone smoke control system;
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(c) automatic smoke exhaust system;
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(d) automatic smoke-and-heat vents (including automatic vents for atriums);
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(e) air-handling systems that do not form part of a smoke hazard management system and which may unduly contribute to the spread of smoke;
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(f) miscellaneous air-handling systems serving
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more than one fire compartment to which Sections 5 and 6 of AS/NZS 1668.1 The use of ventilation and air conditioning in buildings—Part 1: Fire and smoke control in buildings, as in force or as re-issued or as published from time to time;
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(g) other air-handling systems
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Car park mechanical ventilation system
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Atrium smoke control system (see item 1(d) for smoke and heat vents)
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Part 7—Automatic fire detection and alarm systems
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Smoke and heat alarm system
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Smoke and heat detection system
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Atrium fire detection and alarm system
Part 8—Occupant warning systems
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Is an Occupant Warning Systems required to be installed in the building?
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Which system is required?
- Sound system and intercom system for emergency purposes
- Building Occupant Warning System
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Has the Sound System and Intercom System been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
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Has the Building Occupant Warning System been installed in the building?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Has the system been inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the requirements specified in the maintenance determination?
Part 9—Lifts
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Are there Lifts in the building?
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Stretcher facilities in lifts
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Emergency lifts
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Passenger lift fire service controls
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Are the Signs warning against the use of lifts in the event of fire being displayed and maintained?
Part 10—Standby power supply system
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Is there a standby power supply system required in the building
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Has the standby power supply system been installed?
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Are there log books available for the system?
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Are there log books available for the system?
Part 11—Building clearance and fire appliances
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Open space around large isolated buildings
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Vehicular access around large isolated buildings
Part 12—Mechanical ventilation and hot, warm and cooling water systems
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Mechanical ventilation systems incorporating cooling tower systems (other than a system serving only a single sole-occupancy unit in a Class 2 or 3 building or a Class 4 part of a building)
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Mechanical ventilation systems incorporating hot and warm water systems (other than a system serving only a single sole-occupancy unit in a Class 2 or 3 building or a Class 4 part of a building)
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ESM Satisfactorily Maintained by Owner/s [r.226]:
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File Reference: BCS
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Prepared by:
- Martin Ryan
- Peter Hogan
- John Royce
- Wayne Gray
- Warren Brooker - BSU 16601
- Peter Jolly
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Inspection Time: