30 October 2025, 2:00pm-5:00pm, at Eastlake Football Club, 3 Oxley St, Griffith.
A major change to the National Construction Code could lead to some builders and developers finding they no longer comply with fire safety rules, unless they begin using passive fire protection systems that are tested to the latest standards. All new buildings are required to have passive fire safety systems with a fire resistance level (FRL) that complies with the latest Australian fire tests tandards, known as AS1530 Part 4 – 2014. Passive fire protection systems are vitally important because they are designed to limit the spread of a fire to one compartment, “or fire zone”, of a building. In the event of a fire, this allows people in other fire compartments to exit safely and firefighters to enter.
The main topics during the first part of the training day will be:
• What is Passive Fire?
• AS1851-2012 and ACT Legislation
• The NCC, fire compartmentation and FRLs
• Passive Products versus Passive Systems and Test Reports
• Service Penetrations – selecting, installing and certifying the correct Passive System
• Fire Dampers – installation, commissioning and maintenance inspections
• Builders and Subcontractors
• Working with builders, and preapprovals of fire damper installations and service
penetrations treatment methods.
This training is free for member businesses and their employees. A fee of $110 per participant applies for non-members.
Please RSVP to ACACC Media & Marketing Officer at mmo@acacc.com.au.