Automatic fire sprinkler systems Water A pressurised pipe network with heat-activated heads above the ceiling. Only the heads over the fire operate; each one both detects and controls the fire, and usually signals the fire panel and the brigade.
AS 1851-2012 Section 2 Monthly
Fire pumpsets Water The pump — electric, diesel, or both — that delivers pressure and flow to sprinklers and hydrants when town main pressure is not enough.
AS 1851-2012 Section 3 Monthly
Fire hydrant systems Water Fixed pipework and outlets that give firefighters a water supply inside and around the building, fed from the town main, a tank and pump, or both, and charged from the street via the booster.
AS 1851-2012 Section 4 Six-monthly
Fire hydrant valves Water The individual landing valves and their fittings that a firefighter connects a hose to.
AS 1851-2012 Section 4 Six-monthly
Water storage tanks for fire protection Water The dedicated on-site water store that guarantees supply to sprinklers and hydrants for the required duration.
AS 1851-2012 Section 5 Monthly
Fire detection and alarm systems Detectors, manual call points, the fire indicator panel (FIP) and the alarm signalling equipment that detects fire early, warns occupants and calls the brigade.
AS 1851-2012 Section 6 Monthly
Special hazard systems Fixed suppression for risks water cannot handle: gaseous or clean agent flooding for electronics, and wet chemical suppression for commercial kitchen hoods and ducts.
AS 1851-2012 Section 7 Monthly
Delivery lay flat fire hose Flaked or rolled canvas-style delivery hose stored on site for use with hydrant outlets.
AS 1851-2012 Section 8 Six-monthly
Fire hose reels A fixed reel of small-diameter hose on the building's water supply, provided for occupant first-attack firefighting.
AS 1851-2012 Section 9 Six-monthly
Portable and wheeled fire extinguishers Hand-held or wheeled units charged with an agent matched to the fire risk in that location.
AS 1851-2012 Section 10 Six-monthly
Fire blankets A woven fire-resistant blanket in a quick-release pouch, for smothering small cooking fires.
AS 1851-2012 Section 11 Per AS 1851 §11
Passive fire and smoke systems The built-in fire resistance of the building: fire doors, smoke doors, solid core doors, fire shutters, fire and smoke walls and barriers, and the seals around every service that penetrates them.
AS 1851-2012 Section 12 Six-monthly (QLD, Class 5, 6, 9a, 9c)
Smoke and heat control features of mechanical services The air-handling side of fire safety: smoke exhaust fans, stair pressurisation, and the fire and smoke dampers that close in ductwork to hold compartmentation.
AS 1851-2012 Section 13 Monthly
Emergency planning in facilities The human side: the emergency plan, the emergency control organisation (wardens), evacuation diagrams, training and drills.
AS 1851-2012 Section 14 Six-monthly
Emergency and exit lighting Battery-backed luminaires that illuminate the escape path, and illuminated exit signs that show the way out when normal power fails.
AS/NZS 2293.2:1995 Six-monthly