Our integrity is your peace of mind
Who is Adair Fire Audits?
Adair Fire Audits is an independent organisation that specialises in fire protection building code audits and certification. We focus on solving your essential fire services compliance issues.
Our people are accredited through the FPAS scheme and we can endorse any essential fire safety measure.
We are here to help you
We can liaise with council, architects, builders and other stake holders on your behalf. We offer contracts with fixed prices so you don’t have to worry about ongoing obligations, we will contact YOU.
Independent
This ensures Adair Fire Audits’ consultants are always independent, providing you peace of mind. We assist you in providing supportive documentation so the site can submit required certification to council and NSW Fire Brigade.
Code of Conduct
Our company recognised and has adopted the NSW(New South Wales) Code of Conduct, a copy which may be forwarded upon request.
Insurance
ADAIR Fire Audits carries all necessary insurance, to a value of $20 million.
Code of Ethics
Our company has adopted the NSW Government Code of Ethics, a copy can be forwarded for your perusal on request.
Occupational Health & Safety Act
All projects undertaken are carried out in accordance with our Safe Working Policy and Program. Upon the securement of a project, we undertake a site risk management survey, to effectively determine potential safety hazards.
Environmental Policy
Our management and staff are committed to an Environmental Policy and program in accordance with Australian Standards.
Why use us
We are experienced and able to present many options and recommendations based on cost effectiveness, through life costs and client requirements.
We can provide an independent assessment to you with peace of mind that the measures are being assessed and that information is passed on.
We do sites all over NSW. We regularly do regional runs to all areas of NSW and regularly are engaged to go across Australia to provide consultancy for sites.
Who are our clients
We undertake works for both end-user sites and fire protection companies
Benefits of AFAC for YOU
- Independence
- We work FOR YOU
- We do not undertake maintenance or repair works, so there is no incentive to “create” defects.
- We can offer multiple solutions at times to avoid complicated matters
- We can liaise with council on your behalf
Fire protection companies deal with us because
- They may not undertake fire safety assessments in house
- They don’t have all essential fire safety measures under their accreditation – we do
- They can focus on the works they do best of service, inspect and maintenance
Have you been issued a fire safety order?
AFAC understands the process of fire safety orders and can assist you through this process.
Essential Fire Safety Measures
Fire audits can audit all listed essential fire safety measures
- Access panels
- Doors and hoppers to fire-resisting shafts
- Automatic fail-safe devices
- Automatic fire detection and alarm systems
- Automatic fire suppression systems
- Emergency lifts
- Emergency lighting
- Emergency warning and intercommunication systems
- Exit signs
- Fire control centres and rooms
- Fire dampers
- Fire doors
- Fire hydrant systems
- Fire seals protecting openings in fire-resisting components of the building
- Fire shutters
- Fire windows
- Hose reel systems
- Lightweight construction
- Mechanical air handling systems
- Perimeter vehicle access for emergency vehicles
- Portable fire extinguishers
- Safety curtains in proscenium openings
- Smoke alarms and heat alarms
- Smoke and heat vents
- Smoke dampers
- Smoke detectors and heat detectors
- Smoke doors
- Solid core doors Standby power systems
- Wall-wetting sprinkler and drencher systems
- Warning and operational signs
We can also assess specialised systems such as:
- Paths of travel
- Fire engineering report/ alternative solutions requirements
- Gaseous suppression systems
- Kitchen suppression systems
- Off-road suppression systems on plant equipment.
- Lift landing doors
- Stand by power supplies
- Evacuation diagrams
OUR TOOLS
AFAC’s trained professional staff understand and reference the industry’s best information sources.
We use:
✓ AS4655 – 2005 Fire Safety Audits
✓ Building Code of Australia
✓ Australian Standards
✓ NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment At and Regulations (LAW)
✓ NSW Fire & Rescue requirements
✓ Factory Mutual Requirements (where applicable)
✓ Manufacturers’ product recommendation
✓ Building Professionals’ Board
✓ Other States such as QLD audit against the Maintenance Standard (AS1851)
Annual Fire Safety Statements comply with EPAA requirements.