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<\/figure>As a residential building, VATR has different needs and constraints from an office or industrial building.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Think of VATR as a residential street with 140 houses, except that it’s a crowded street where we share walls, stairways, ceilings and floors as well as safety equipment among other things. Unlike an office, there are no Fire Wardens as they are too likely to be away when needed, so each resident must take responsibility for their own safety and that of neighbours, and must be informed on what to do if an emergency occurs. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n VATR complies with the legal requirements<\/strong> for a building of its size and age, and emergency facilities (\u201cEssential Services\u201d) are audited regularly<\/strong> as required.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n – Emergency Exit lights<\/strong> are fitted throughout the building as required by law. See button below for more on these lights. – Apartment front doors and many other doors around the building are 2-hour rated fire doors<\/strong>. These doors are a part of the apartment and the apartment owner is responsible for maintenance. Routine checks are arranged by the Owners Corporation using qualified contractors. See button below for more on fire doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – Carparks, plant areas, and the two tower buildings are protected by a pressurised sprinkler and automatic alarm<\/strong> system. The pumps and the alarm panel to support this are located next to the Albert Street carpark entrance. The alarm system will automatically call the Fire Brigade if a sprinkler is triggered. Note: The \u201cwalk up\u201d (low level) buildings do NOT have the sprinkler\/alarm system because it was not required for buildings of this height at the time they were built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – The two tower buildings also have emergency staircases<\/strong> for use in an evacuation (when lifts should NOT be used). If the fire alarm has been activated these staircases will be automatically pressurised to keep them smoke free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – There are hose reels<\/strong> on each level in all apartment buildings.The hose reels are general purpose and should not be used for electrical and flammable liquid fires. It is only necessary to run out the amount of hose required to reach the fire location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – There are fire hydrants and extinguishers<\/strong> in some common areas. See button below for more on fire extinguishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0– There are\u00a0Fire Alarm Horns<\/strong>, doubling as a loudspeaker system, directed into the central common areas and controlled from the fire panel room that will sound during testing, emergency, or to give directions during an actual emergency. \u00a0They can be used by the Building Mgr or by Emergency Services such as the Fire Brigade. \u00a0Routine alarm testing is performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emergency procedures<\/p>\n\n\n\n FIRE ALARM PROCESS<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n Should a sprinkler head or lift lobby smoke detector be activated, the following will occur: –<\/p>\n\n\n\n FIRE SIGNALS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The audible signals are tested regularly. Please make sure you are familiar with the different tones and what they mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n EVACUATION PROCEDURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n IF YOU SEE A FIRE IN THE BUILDING AND YOU HAVE NOT HEARD AN ALARM BELL OR SIREN, MOVE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND PHONE 000<\/strong> IMMEDIATELY, AND THEN THE BUILDING MANAGER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n HOME SAFETY AND<\/strong> EMERGENCY PREVENTION<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Individual apartment owners and residents are responsible for ensuring smoke detectors inside the apartment are fitted and operating, including changing batteries when required.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n We recommend READING the Metropolitan Fire Brigade’s information for advice on Home Safety – see the button below. MFB Home Safety page<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/7f81d5_4cef8dd01d544c15b9f5d2d1fd351561~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_170,h_170,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01\/7f81d5_4cef8dd01d544c15b9f5d2d1fd351561~mv2.webp\")
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