1. Purpose and Objectives
This document outlines The University of Queensland’s strategies to manage fire risk, comply with legal obligations in relation to fire safety and to provide to the University community appropriate training and information on fire safety.
2. Definitions, Terms, Acronyms
FSMP - Fire Safety Management Plan
Emergency - An event, actual or imminent, which endangers or threatens to endanger life, property or the environment, and which requires a significant and coordinated response.
3. Policy Scope/Coverage
This policy applies to all persons in the University community. All staff must be aware of their obligations under fire safety regulations.
4. Policy Statement
The University of Queensland aims to ensure that all staff, students, contractors and visitors are protected from the risks of fire. The University has systems and procedures in place to safeguard the working environment and to ensure that fire systems and associated requirements are properly maintained in accordance with relevant legislation. These systems and procedures are codified in the Fire Safety Management Plan and Fire and Emergency Evacuation Procedures.
The following fire safety legislation is applicable in Queensland and to the University:
Fire and Rescue Services Act Queensland 1990;
Building Fire Safety Regulations Queensland 2008;
Work Health and Safety Act Queensland 2011
;National Construction Code (Building Code of Australia 2011)
5. Fire Safety Management Plan
The University has a FSMP [3] which provides information on how the University manages fire risks and how the University will respond in cases of fire emergency.
6. Fire and Emergency Evacuation Procedures
Fire and emergency evacuation procedures [3] apply in the event of any emergency which may require partial or total evacuation of buildings within the University. Evacuation from buildings may be necessary as the result of fire, explosion, chemical leak, structural fault, equipment failure, or bomb threat.