Fire Safety Management Audit

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Means of Escape from Buildings

• Evacuation Routes.

• Are the evacuation routes clear from obstructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues.

  Media

• Are the final exits clear of obstructions for two meters?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues.

  Media

• Are the final exits of any adjoining properties clear?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues.

  Media

• Exit Doors.

• Is the door hardware the correct type? (lever type handle operation in a downward motion or an approved escape handle)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and thier locations.

  Media

• Are the doors along the evacuation route unlocked and unobstructed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

• Fire/Smoke Doors and Walls.

• Are the fire/smoke doors unobstructed and undamaged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

• Can current maintenance records for the fire/smoke doors be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• Are the fire/smoke walls free from unprotected penetration?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

• Evacuation Signs/Diagrams - General.

• Do the evacuation signs/diagrams contain the required information?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• List the sign locations and their update requirements.

• Are the evacuation signs/diagrams securely fastened and orientated for the building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

• Evacuation Signs - Accommodation Units criteria has been deliberately left out.

Occupancy Limits for Buildings

• Obligations for All Buildings

• Have steps been taken to ensure the building is not overcrowded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• List how this will be addressed.

• Obligations for At-Risk Licensed Buildings.

• If an occupancy notice has been issued by the Commissioner, is the building compliant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• List how this will be addressed.

Maintenance of Fire Safety Installations.

• Exit Signs/Emergency Lighting.

• Are the exit signs/emergency lighting undamaged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

• Can current maintenance records for the exit signs/emergency lighting be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• Fire Extinguishers.

• Are all Fire Extinguishers correctly maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

• Can current maintenance records for the Fire Extinguishers be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• Fire Hose Reels.

• Are all Fire Hose Reels correctly maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

• Can current maintenance records for the Fire Hose Reels be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• Fire Detection and Alarm System.

• Is the Fire Detection and Alarm System operating with no isolations or faults indicting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the defects will be fixed and by whom.

• Can current maintenance records for the Fire Detection and Alarm Systems be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• If the Fire Detection and Alarm System is not connected to the QFES (or the like) are MCPs signed "Ring 000"?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provide a date when this will be complete.

• Is the number of unwanted alarms activations below the prescribed average?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How many activations have their been and what is the average for the system.

• If a Class 2 accommodation building, are smoke alarms installed in the sole occupancy units?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

• Evacuation System.

• Is the Evacuation System in "auto" mode with no zones isolated or in fault?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• List any isolated or at fault zones.

• Can current maintenance records for the Evacuation System be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• Sprinkler System.

• Is the Sprinkler Booster Installation undamaged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

• Can current maintenance records for the Sprinkler System be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• On-Site Hydrant System.

• Is the on-site Fire Hydrant Booster Installation undamaged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

• Are the on-site Fire Hydrants undamaged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

• Can current maintenance records for the on-site Hydrant System be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• Hydrant/Sprinkler Pumpsets.

• Are the Hydrant/Sprinkler Pumpsets correctly maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

• Can current maintenance records for the Pumpsets be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• Stairwell Pressurisation.

• Can current maintenance records for the Stairwell Pressurisaion be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• Smoke and Heat Ventilation Systems.

• Can current maintenance records for the Smoke and Heat Ventilation systems be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• Standby Power Supply.

• Can current maintenance records for the Standby Power be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• Emergency Lift - Fire Service Control.

• Can current maintenance records for the Emergency Lifts be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the maintenance will be carried out and by whom.

• Critical Defects.

• If a Critical Defect Notice has been received, has actions been taken to rectify it within one month?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the rectification actions will be carried out and by whom.

• If a Critical Defect Notice has been received, have interim measures been put in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please list when the interim measures will be put in place and by whom.

Miscellaneous.

• Is the housekeeping acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please provide photo's of any issues and their locations.

  Media

Evacuation Planning, Instruction and Practice.

• Fire and Evacuation Plans .

• Is there a fire and evacuation plan in place for each building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• List all locations without a plan in place?

• Is there a managing entity and secondary occupiers fire and evacuation plan for multi-occupancy buildings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• List all locations without a plan in place?

• Are all the fire and evacuation plans kept in the specified form?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will the plans be updated to the correct format and by whom?

• Do fire and evacuation plans reflect alternative building solutions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will the plans be updated to include these and by whom?

• Is there a procedure in place to evacuate persons with special needs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will the plans be updated to include these and by whom?

• Are all fire and evacuation plans available upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will the plans be made available and by whom?

• Are all fire and evacuation plans current and reviewed annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will the plans be reviewed/updated and by whom?

• Fire and Evacuation Instruction.

• Have general evacuation instructions been given?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will this be done and by whom?

• Are records for general evacuation instructions kept and available upon requests?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will these be made available and by whom?

• Have first response evacuation instructions been given?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will this be done and by whom?

• Are records for first response evacuation instructions kept and available upon requests?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will these be made available and by whom?

• Have evacuation coordination instructions been given?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will this be done and by whom?

• Are records for evacuation coordination instructions kept and available upon requests?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will these be made available and by whom?

• Has an evacuation practice been conducted annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will this be done and by whom?

• Are evacuation practice records kept and available upon requests?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will these be made available and by whom?

• Has a Fire Safety Advisor been appointed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will this be done and by whom?

• Is there a procedure in place to provide "adequate instruction" to prescribed persons?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will this be done and by whom?

Record Keeping.

• Approval Documents.

• Are approval documents obtained and kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will these be made available and by whom?

• Is the "Certificate of Classification" for the building displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will these be done and by whom?

• Occupiers Statement (Annual).

• Can an annual Occupiers Statement be produced upon request?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will this be updated and by whom?

• Record Security.

• Are records kept in a way that is reasonably safe from the effect of fire?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will this be rectified and by whom?

• Is a copy of all prescribed documents kept in another place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When will this be rectified and by whom?

• Budget Accommodation - Criteria for this section have been intentionally left out.

• Name and Signature of Auditor.

  Sign
Action Items.

• Item Reference.

• Person Responsible.

• Actions.