Essential Safety Measures- comply or pay the price
The owner of a building is responsible for its ongoing maintenance and implementation of safety procedures. This also includes ensuring Essential Safety Measures (ESM’s) program is existing at your building. ESM’s are vital for the life, safety and health of people over a building’s duration and from 2 June 2018, the crack down on ESM noncompliance has resulted in harsher penalties.
Some of the new fines that have been announced include:
41(1): The builder named on the building permit must ensure that a copy of the building permit documents are on site – NEW $320
197(2): An owner of a building or place must ensure that a copy of the current occupancy permit is displayed and at an approved location on site. NEW – $320 for a building, $790 for a place
223(1): The owner of a building or place where an ESM is required by an occupancy permit or a maintenance determination, must ensure that an annual ESM report is prepared. $320 for a building, $790 for a place
216(2): The owner of the building or place must ensure that each ESM on a maintenance determination performs to the level required, and is inspected, tested and maintained as required. $320 for a building, $790 for a place
223(2): The owner of a building or place that was constructed before 1 July 1994 where an ESM was required must ensure that an annual ESM report is prepared. $320 for a building, $790 for a place
225: An owner of a building or place must ensure that the prescribed documents relating to the building or place are available for inspection on site within 24 hours after being requested. $320 for a building, $790 for a place
226(1): The owner of a building or place must ensure that any ESM is maintained in a state which enables it to fulfil its purpose. $320 for a building, $790 for a place
228: The occupier of a building or a place must ensure that all paths of travel to exits and the roadway are kept clear of obstruction. $320 for a building, $790 for a place
To find out more details on the above information, (including the costings of different fines and other new regulations) please click here.
SPI offers an Essential Safety Measures Program to help building owners with their essential safety measures obligations. In this 5-step process, we help you establish a maintenance program that will assist in understanding your essential safety measures requirements. For more information regarding what’s involved in our service, click here.
To learn more about ESM’s and their importance in a building, click here to read an interview we conducted with our very own experienced ESM inspector.
For more information regarding what’s involved in our service that we can provide you, click here.
It is essential that you meet your compliance obligations. Contact SPI Property Inspections for a quick free quote or phone us directly on 1300 721 032 and we can help you out with your ESM needs.
