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Fire Safety Requirements in Caravan Parks and Residential Parks

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Development Act<br />

M<strong>in</strong>ister's Specification SA 76A December 1995<br />

<strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Requirements</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Caravan</strong> <strong>Parks</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Residential</strong> <strong>Parks</strong><br />

9. MAINTENANCE OF ESSENTIAL SAFETY SERVICES & EQUIPMENT<br />

9.1 Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance requirements<br />

Essential safety provisions <strong>and</strong> equipment <strong>in</strong>stalled <strong>in</strong> caravan parks <strong>and</strong> residential parks<br />

must be ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed as prescribed <strong>in</strong> the applicable parts of AS 1851 - Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance of<br />

fire protection equipment, eg:<br />

(a)<br />

<strong>Fire</strong> ext<strong>in</strong>guishers - regular <strong>in</strong>spection, pressure test<strong>in</strong>g, recharg<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> general servic<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />

accordance with AS 1851.1 - Portable fire ext<strong>in</strong>guishers,<br />

(b) <strong>Fire</strong> hose reels - regular <strong>in</strong>spections <strong>in</strong> accordance with AS 1851.2<br />

- <strong>Fire</strong> hose reels,<br />

(c) <strong>Fire</strong> hydrants - regular <strong>in</strong>spections <strong>and</strong> test<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> accordance with AS 1851.4<br />

- <strong>Fire</strong> hydrant <strong>in</strong>stallations, <strong>and</strong><br />

(d) Smoke detectors - regular <strong>in</strong>spection <strong>and</strong> test<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> accordance with AS 1851.8<br />

- Automatic fire detection <strong>and</strong> alarm systems.<br />

9.2 Council notification<br />

The owner must provide adequate proof annually to the relevant council that ma<strong>in</strong>tenance <strong>and</strong><br />

test<strong>in</strong>g has been carried out for all essential safety provisions <strong>in</strong>stalled <strong>in</strong> the park.<br />

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