Protecting occupants through clear and compliant evacuation diagrams
Get Australian Standards compliant evacuation diagrams (AS 3745-2010) and fulfil a Fire Protection system requirement (AS 1851).
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Evacuation diagrams
Australia has two specific standards that require an evacuation diagram: AS 1851 Routine Service of Fire Protection Systems and Equipment and AS 3745 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities. Our evacuation diagrams are designed to meet those requirements and makes compliance easy.
Having a compliant evacuation diagram also helps meet your Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 obligations as it ensures employers are maintaining a safe environment for its employees.
Paths of Travel
Evacuation diagrams show building occupants and visitors the direction to an exit and the alternative direction. These are called 'Paths of Travel' (POT). The Building Code of Australia governs the technical requirements of the POT. Northern Plains uses a qualified building surveyor to map out compliant and safe POTs to maintain safety integrity.
Emergency Equipment mapping
For business who would like their emergency equipment itemised and mapped out on their plans for them, we offer an on-site service--each fire service is located and included on the plan. This ensures compliance with AS 1851 (Section 14).
Emergency Planning inspection
We have the experience and qualifications to issue a logbook and report in accordance with Section 14 Emergency Planning in Facilities AS 1851 and AS 3745 Planning for emergencies in facilities. This involves attending the site and undertaking an inspection of both the emergency plan and the evacuation diagram. The logbook must be kept onsite and made available to Fire Authorities or the Municipal Building Surveyor for inspection within 24-hours within 24 hours of being requested. Failure to do so may result in fines, prosecution or both.
*Building Act 1993 and Building Regulations 2018.
Emergency Planning
Emergency Planning helps meet your Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 obligations and are considered best practice, providing protocol to responding effectively to incidents like fires and assessed risks and hazards.
We will help you draw up an Emergency Plan tailored to your building and business. We will include all the relevant items to ensure your Emergency Plan is compliant with all applicable legislation.
This is a plan you should invest in. Together with a compliant evacuation diagram, you are securing your assets and resources.
Compliant Evacuation Diagram
Primary School
Compliance with Australian Standards and Victorian Education and Training Department requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. In every Australian State, there is a requirement to make up an evacuation diagram. In Victoria, the source for this requirement stems from the Building Act 1993. Western Australia, on the other hand, the requirement is pursuant to Regulation 3.10 of the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996.
To find out the specific requirement in your state, visit your state's SafeWork Government website.
Yes. The requirement to draw up an evacuation diagram extends to displaying the evacuation diagram. The details of what is required to be shown in the diagram and how it is to be shown is found in Australian Standard 3745-2010.
AS 3745 also references other Australian Standards that provide additional details regarding fire equipment.
Northern Plains Building Services includes all compulsory elements and additional optional elements in every diagram. This includes:
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Warden intercommunication points
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Manual call points
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Hose reels
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Hydrants
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Fire extinguishers in their AS allocated colour
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Fire blankets
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Fire indicator panel
North orientation mark
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First aid stations
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Hazardous chemical store
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Spill response kit
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Emergency information.
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Paths of travel
The path of travel is the way a person will walk to an exit door that leads to open space. There are very specific requirements for how far a person can travel from any point in a building, prescribed by the National Construction Code.
Northern Plains Building Services utilises a qualified Building Surveyor to determine the compliant primary path of travel and the alternative path of travel.
The Emergency Planning Committee are responsible for deciding how many evacuation diagrams to display and where to display them. However, they are required to make this decision based on the criteria 'occupants and visitors are able to view the diagrams' (AS 3745).
In practice, this means that the evacuation diagrams should be displayed at every entrance and by common areas such as elevators, reception desks, conference rooms and the like.
Yes. Australian Standard 1851 imposes a six-monthly inspection to ensure that the emergency response remains relevant, ensuring fire service equipment has not moved or changed and alterations, demolitions and additions of buildings have caused detrimental changes to the evacuation plan.
The inspection is a part of a larger requirement to inspect the facility's critical emergency evacuation system elements, including the emergency plan.
Once the inspection is completed, a logbook and report are issued. The logbook is to be shown to Fire Authorities or the Municipal Building Surveyor within 24 hours of a request. The report is kept as a reference for audits and ensuring continuing compliance.
Fee Schedule
Our fees are transparent to encourage fairness and confidence.
All primary schools and high schools enjoy a 15% discount.
If you find a cheaper quote, we will beat it by 10%.
This is the base plan of a storey, showing the exits, fire equipment and other required elements of the evacuation diagram. However, it omits some of the compulsory elements and so can only be used as a reference.
Note: it is recommended that no more than three exits are depicted per floor plan to ensure clarity for occupants, visitors and fire authorities.
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Storeys less than 200 msq - $90.00
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Storeys between 200 m2 and 400 msq - $150.00
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Storeys over 400 msq - $200.00
All floor plans are provided in PDF. format only. Printing and framing on request.
This plan is displayed on site. It provides a pictorial representation of the direction of egress--the direction occupants need to take in order to make their way to the nominated assembly area.
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1 to 5 plans - $25 each
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6 to 10 - $20 per plan
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11+ - $15 per plan
All path of travel plans are provided in PDF. format only.
Site surveys are only available in Victoria.
In order to ensure the evacuation diagrams are a true representation, a site inspection will be undertaken, marking fire equipment and establishing the assembly area. This can be done at two points; before the evacuation diagrams are drawn and/or upon completion.
These are optional.
Where the survey is conducted prior to the evacuation diagram being drawn (preparation survey), it may include a request to draw a floor plan where plans are not available. These plans are not required to be drawn to scale.
Where the survey is conducted after the diagrams are drawn (final survey), an inspection of the Emergency Plan can be conducted simultaneously, allowing for the issue of a compliant logbook.
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$200 - preparation survey
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$150 per storey plan
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$180 - final survey
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$300 - final survey and Emergency Plan inspection
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Call out fees apply to areas outside Victoria's northern suburbs. Please use the form link to provide a site address for a call out fee quote.
Northern Plains Building Services
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Address
Roxburgh Park VIC 3064, Australia
Phone
+61 419 185 790Operating Hours
Monday - Friday: 8.30 am to 7.00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11.00 am to 3 pm