The Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990 and the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 place legal and mandatory responsibilities for the owner/occupier of all licensed buildings to have formalized and relevant emergency procedures and site diagrams.

Evacuation diagrams in addition to the required written emergency evacuation plans are varied due to the diverse classes of buildings and classifications issued under the Building ACT and Building Code of Australia guidelines.  This diversity requires a range of tailored emergency procedures to be formulated to ensure individual business legal obligations are met.  

Evacuation Diagrams

Our signs and diagrams comply with associated Australian standards and OH&S legislation. By providing this essential information you are helping meet your obligations to provide your staff and guests with a safe work environment and minimise your risk of exposure to personal injury and property damage in the case of an emergency evacuation.

Our diagrams include, but are not limited to:

• a diagram of the floor/area

• a site map

• the address of the building

• the location of exits and egress paths

• the location of fire fighting equipment

• the location of the designated assembly area

• the location of specialised emergency information, including First Aid kits, eyewash points, hazardous chemical storage if relevant

• R.A.C.E. procedures

• emergency contact numbers

We are able to customise your evacuation diagrams to include your corporate logo to reflect your company branding using corporate colours if preferred and can include your logo. The diagrams are produced in laminated A3 format to meet the requirements of Legislation.

Written Fire and Evacuation Plans

Written Fire and Evacuation Plans are now considered an encompassing document that must be kept by all licensed buildings across Queensland and contain specific information relating to the type of building and its primary purpose use. Some of the information required in a written emergency plan, but are not limited to:-

• Alerting and communicating with persons in the building

• Alerting QFRS including manually operated alarms

• Method of operation of fire fighting equipment.

• Evacuation of special needs persons both staff and the public (including those affected by liquor and Informing the Evacuation Co-ordinator of the number of persons evacuated)

• Evacuation instructions for evacuating the building in accordance with the evacuation procedures

• Training plan for staff and any other required occupants.

• Any alternative solution used in the building that includes a fire safety management procedure as a condition of occupation of the building. E.g. a restriction on the number and distribution of a building’s occupants. The plan must reflect this condition in the procedures.

All written emergency Plans must be formally reviewed at intervals of not more than 1 year. This review must be kept in written form and be able to be produced on demand by a government authority inspector.

Fee Structure

For an average licensed building, BARS Consultants charge approximately $650.00 for the first two sign diagrams (excluding frames) which includes the written fire and evacuation plan.  For each additional diagram a $50.00 charge will apply. (an onsite confirmation of all charges will be provided upon inspection and prior to work commencing).

Frame Mounted Options

Each site diagram can be framed into a either a high quality aluminium A3 display frame or a clear commercial quality A3 Perspex mounting system. Both these options will provide robust protection and quality mounting system for the diagrams. Either mounting preference can be supplied at a charge of $42.50 per each frame.

 
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