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'Wake Up To Photoelectric Smoke Alarms' is a Queensland Fire & Emergency Service brochure promoting the use of photoelectric smoke alarms.Published June 2013- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The brochure has two important messages:1. If you have ionisation alarms, they "should be replaced"2. "For both flaming and smouldering fire, photoelectric smoke alarms are more likely to alert occupants in time to escape safely."- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - More information at:www.SmokeAlarmWarning.org
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You are required to install and maintain smoke alarms in your rental property.
TheminimumlegalrequirementisanalarminaccordancewiththesmokealarmAustralianStandard.Thiscanbemetbya9-voltbatteryoperatedsmokealarm,withaone-yearbatteryfordwellingsbuiltbefore1997.However,agoodquality10-yearbatteryalarmorhard-wiredalarmismorereliableandmaybemoreeffectiveinthelongterm.Homesbuiltafter1997musthavehard-wiredalarmsfitted.
Youmusttestandcleaneachsmokealarmwithin30daysbeforethestartofatenancyagreement.
Inadditionyoumustreplace,inaccordancewiththemanufacturersinstructions,eachbatteryinthesmokealarmthatisflatorthatyouoryouragentisawareisalmostflatwithin30daysbeforethestartofatenancy.
Youmustreplacethesmokealarmunitbeforeitreachestheendofitsservicelife.Servicelifeofasmokealarmisusuallyindicatedbythewarrantyofferedbyitsmanufacturer.
Ifyoursmokealarmreachestheendofitsservicelife,youmustreplaceitimmediately.
Wherenotifiedbyatenantthatasmokealarmisnotoperating,youshouldhavethesmokealarmcheckedbyacompetentprofessional,andasrequired,repairedorreplaced.
Ifyourpropertyismanagedbyanagent,theymaybeabletoarrangeforthistobedonetoensureyour
legislativerequirementismet.
Youarerequiredbylawtotestandcleaneachsmokealarminthedwellingatleastonceevery12months.
Youarerequiredbylawtoreplace,inaccordancewiththeinformationstatement(RTAForm17a)providedtoyou,eachbatterythatisflatorisalmostflatduringyourtenancy.
Ifyoubecomeawarethatasmokealarmintherentalpropertyisnotworking,otherthanbecausethebatteryisflatoralmostflat,youmustadvisethelandlordoragentassoonaspracticable.
Yourlandlordisonlyrequiredbylawtotestandcleansmokealarmsatthestartofeachnewtenancyagreement.Ifthepropertyismanagedbyanagent,theymayarrangeforthistobedone.
Please note that for public housing tenants the State Government has already installed hard-wired smoke alarms in all public housing dwellings.
Insurance Tenants
Researchindicatesthatnearlyhalfofallrentersdonothaveinsuranceofanykind.
Toprotectyourpersonalpossessionsyoushouldhaveyourowncontentsinsurance.
Insurance Property Owners
Industryfiguresshowthatpeopleunderinsure.
Adequateinsurancecovercanprovidepeaceofmindifyourhomeandbelongingsaredamagedorlosttofire.
Mostinsurancecompaniesofferspecificlandlordpolicies.
Asapropertyowneryourhomeinsurancepolicycouldbeaffectedbywhetheryouhaveasmokealarminstalled.
Checkwithyourspecificinsuranceprovider.
Do I need a fire escape plan?
Onthesaleofaproperty,thevendormustlodgeaformwiththeQueenslandLandRegistry(www.nrw.qld.gov.au)statingthatsmokealarmsareinstalledinthepropertyandthepurchaserhasbeeninformedsmokealarmsareinstalled.
FireOfficerswillalsoinvestigatecomplaintsreceived.Finesapplyforfailingtoinstallsmokealarms.
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Asmokealarmwillalertyoutoafire,butwhatyoudonextisamatteroflifeanddeath.
Tosurviveitisessentialyouhaveafireescapeplan.
1. Drawyourescapeplanonasheetofpaperorvisitwww.fire.qld.gov.au.
2. Plantwowaysoutofeveryroom.
3. Pickameetingplaceoutsidethehome,suchastheletterbox.
4. Ringthefireserviceon000(TripleZero).
5. Practiseyourfireescapeplanregularly,atnight,withthelightsoff.
6. Practiseyourescapeonhandsandknees.
WHAT IF I AM A LANDLORD? WHAT IF I AM A TENANT? DO I NEED A FIRE ESCAPE PLAN?
HOW ARE SMOKE ALARMS ENFORCED? SafehomeisaFREEserviceprovidedbytheQueenslandFireandRescueServicetohouseholdersinanurbanfireservicearea.Localfirefighterswillcometoyourhometoassistyoutorecognisefireandsafetyhazardsinandaroundthehome.Oncethehazardsareidentifiedyoucanthentakestepstoeliminatethem.Avisitshouldtakenolongerthan45minutes.
Youwillreceiveadviceoncorrectpositioningandinstallationofsmokealarms,asafetypackandchecklist.
Call13QGOV(137468)foraSafehomevisit.
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ALL HOMES IN QUEENSLAND
MUST HAVE A WORKING
SMOKE ALARM
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Betweenthebedroomsandtherestofthehouse.
Additionalalarmsareneededinhomeswithseparatedsleepingareas.
Insideeachbedroom,inthehallwayandlivingareas,andconnectedtogether.
Insidethebedroomsifyouareaheavysleeper,orifyouclosethedoor,andinthehallway.
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WHERE DO THEY NEED TO GO?
WHAT KIND OF SMOKE ALARMS DO I HAVE?
OfthedozensofAustralianswhodieinresidentialhousefireseachyear,mostdieinfiresthatstartatnightwhentheyareasleep.
Insteadofwakingyou,smokeandtoxicgasesfromafirecanquicklynumbyoursensesandputyouintoanevendeepersleep.
Workingsmokealarmsareasimplewaytowarnyouofadevelopingfireandgiveyoutimetoescape.
Themoreworkingsmokealarmsinstalled,thegreateryourchanceofsurvival.
Ifyourhomewasbuiltafter1997,thereshouldbe240volt(hard-wired)smokealarmsinstalledatthetimethepremiseswasbuilt.ThenumberofalarmsandtheirplacementissetdownundertheBuildingCodeofAustralia(BCA).
Alsohomeshavingundertakenmajorrenovationsorextensionssince1997,shouldhaveincludedtheinstallationof240volt(hard-wired)smokealarms.
Ifyourhomewasbuiltbefore1997youmusthave,asaminimum,onealarmforeachlevelofthedwelling.Thesecanbebattery-operated,althoughlong-lifebatteriesorhard-wiredtypesarerecommendedforbetterprotection.
WHY?
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
THE QUEENSLAND FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE RECOMMENDS THAT ALL RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION BE FITTED WITH PHOTOELECTRIC SMOKE ALARMS.
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Photoelectric smoke alarms do not have the radiation symbol.
WHAT ABOUT MAINTENANCE? Smokealarmsshouldbetestedandcleanedregularly.
Testsmokealarmsonceamonthusingthetestbutton.
Cleanthegrillofyoursmokealarmonceamonthusingavacuumcleanerorsoftbrush.
Replacealkalinetype9-voltbatterieseveryyear-useananniversarydatetoremember.
Writetheyearthesmokealarmwasmadeinpermanentinkonthebaseofthealarmorinsidetheunit.
Replacesmokealarmsevery10yearsoraccordingtomanufacturersinstructions.
Never paint smoke alarms
POWER SUPPLY OPTIONS
FOR SMOKE ALARMS
Photoelectricsmokealarmsgiveearlierwarningofsmoulderingfires(oneofthemostlikelydomesticfires),thanotherkindsofalarms.ResearchbytheAustralasianFireandEmergencyServiceAuthoritiesCouncilindicatesthatphotoelectricsmokealarmsprovidethebestdetectionacrossarangeoffiresandaremorelikelytoalertoccupantsintimetoescapesafely.
Photoelectricsmokealarmsarelesspronetonuisancealarmsandthereforelesslikelytobedisabledtostopannoyingandunwantedalarms.
Photoelectricsmokealarmsdonotcontainradioactivematerial.
PhotoelectricsmokealarmsarehighlyrecommendedbytheQueenslandFireandRescueServicebecauseoftheirbettersmokedetectionqualities.
Forbothflamingfiresandsmoulderingfires,photoelectricsmokealarmsaremorelikelytoalertoccupantsintimetoescapesafely.
Hard-wired240voltpowersupplywithbatterybackup.
Long-lifelithiumbattery.Lastsfor10years.
Batteryoperated9voltbattery.Shouldlastatleast12months.
Photoelectricsmokealarmslooklikeotheralarms,buttheydonothavearadiationsymbolonthem.
Ifyourshasaradiationsymbolonit,itshouldbereplaced.
Only use smoke alarms that comply with Australian Standards - look for these marks.
Its the law.
PHOTOELECTRIC SMOKE ALARMSSMOKE ALARMS FOR DEAF AND HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE
Ifyoucannothearastandardsmokealarm,therearespecialsmokealarmsdesignedforpeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearing.Formoreinformationgotowww.fire.qld.com.auorcall13QGOV(137468).