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Men Meeting the Challenge | Newsletter October 2020 Men Meeting the Challenge ConferenceSaturday 7th November 2020     I Have Never Done This Before Richard BoltonChairman & Conference Convenor, Men For Christ Ministries -writes: Life has dramatically changed in 2020. … Continue reading →

This journey has been some twenty years in the making and there are a number of people and events to recall as an integral part of the journey and the author apologises for not including everyone and everything:- Adj. Professor … Continue reading →

Any AFSS of SFSS in NSW submitted after 6th April (now deferred till 1st July 2020) must have the performance of each measure (listed on the FSS and reflected in Section 4 as well as paths of travel in Section … Continue reading →

Once fire protection measures are installed in a building, it would be comforting to think that they were simply waiting in case they were needed, at which point they would activate and protect the building and its occupants from the … Continue reading →

Engineers Australia Accreditation Scheme for Competent Fire Safety Practitioners Engineers Australia’s Society of Building Services Engineers welcomes this scheme by Engineers Australia and looks forward to providing appropriate support. Ian Childs NSW Chair Soc.Building Services Engineers. A scheme for approval … Continue reading →

Sent to NSW Planning, As part of our consultancy business conducting independent fire safety assessments based upon AS4655 We’ve just had a couple of AFSS submissions knocked back by City of Sydney Building Compliance under the regulatory changes for submissions … Continue reading →

In Australia once a building is built, there is little requirement for retrospective upgrading (except when major work mandates upgrade using the 50% refurbishment within a 3-year period rule, whereupon it is required to update to those code requirements or … Continue reading →