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Compliance Audit - Building Fire Safety

Written by Winning Safety.

Introduction

The Building Fire Safety Compliance Audit looks at the occupiers compliance with the Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 (BFSR) and other related mandatory requirements such as the Queensland Development code MP6.1.
 

Purpose

The overall purpose of the audit is to;

  1. Assess documentation compliance with BFSR
  2. Verify and validate the implementation and effectiveness of physical requirements
  3. Identify & Report non-conformances

Scope

The scope of the audit coveres the following components of BFSR;

  1. Means of Escape from Buildings
  2. Maintenance of Fire Safety Installations
  3. House Keeping
  4. Evacuation Planning, Instruction & Practice
  5. Record Keeping
  • The focus of the audit is on compliance by the occupier of the building with the criteria outlined in BFSR
  • In particular the auditor will assess how the expectations set out in the Legislation are being realised by the business.

References

The following reference criteria were used in the compliance assessment of the WHS Management System;

  • the Queensland Building Fire Safety Regulations 2008;
  • the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990;
  • the Queensland Building Act 1975;
  • the Queensland Development Code MP6.1 - Maintenance of fire safety installations
  • the Australian Standard 3745:2010 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities;
  • the Australian Standard 1851-2005 Maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment;

Methodology

Approach

The auditor ensures consistency in approach methodology by following the steps outlined below;

  1. pre-start meeting with the occupants
  2. audit scope & expectations briefing
  3. Identify & review scope framework documentation
  4. site inspection & interviews with relevant persons.
  5. Revision of supporting documentation and cross checking of interview statements
  6. Completion of the audit guidance tool
  7. Preparation of the Draft Audit Report
  8. Issue 'Draft for Comment' report
  9. Submit report for peer review
  10. Finalise and release report

Audit guidance tool

An audit guidance tool is developed to measure the compliance of each element in the scope criteria at the time of audit.

Deliverables

The following deliverables are realised at the conclusion of the audit;

  • Preliminary findings presentation (Audit Close out meeting)
  • Final Report in PDF format.
    • A hardcopy of the report can be provided for an additional fee.