Building Warrant of Fitness
If any building other than a single residential dwelling contains one or more specified system (see below) the building’s owner is required by law to apply to the local territorial authority for a Compliance Schedule.
On an annual basis on the anniversary of the Compliance Schedule being issued the building owner must collect certificates (form 12A) from the relevant approved contractors they have used to carry out the required checks and produce a building warrant of fitness, this warrant must be displayed in the building and a copy of all documents sent to the Council and attached to this Schedule.
The list of specified systems that highlight the need for a Compliance Schedule is listed below:
- Automatic systems for fire suppression (e.g., sprinkler systems)
- Automatic or manual emergency warning systems for fire or other dangers
- Automatic doors
- Access controlled doors
- Interfaced fire or smoke doors
- Emergency lighting systems
- Escape route pressurisation systems
- Riser mains for use by fire services
- Automatic backflow preventers connected to a potable water supply
- Passenger carrying lifts
- Mechanical ventilation system
- Air conditioning systems
- Fire/Smoke Dampers
- Building maintenance units providing access to exterior and interior walls of buildings
- Audio loops
- FM radio frequency systems
- Mechanical smoke control
- Natural smoke control
- Emergency power systems for, or signs relating to, a system or feature specified above
Fire alarms
Fire alarms come under the requirements of the Building Code. For new or altered buildings the stipulation is:
if there is more than 50 people in the building the fire alarm must be Type 2: A fire alarm system with manual call points connected to the fire brigade.
Electrical
Any appliances or equipment which get plugged in to electricity must be checked/tagged. This includes cell phone chargers using 230V.
- Office equipment – five yearly cycles
- Kitchen appliances – yearly cycle