News Articles
Call to make Australian Standards Free to Australian businesses.
See the following below articles from the Safety Institute of Australia regarding opening up Australian standards from the monopoly that SAI Global currently holds. https://www.sia.org.au/news-and-publications/news/media-release-call-australian-standards-be-free-australian-businesses https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/australian-standards-unfair-exchange-david-clarke/
Holding Redlich – Combustible Cladding Assessments
Combustible cladding assessments for building industry professionals and fire engineers: golden goose or road to ruin? In response to public concerns about the use of combustible building materials, the Queensland Government has introduced a new regime to assess the safety of existing cladding on buildings. On 1 October 2018, changes to the Building Regulation 2006 … Read more Holding Redlich – Combustible Cladding Assessments
Risk Assessment Notification – 2017/R28
R28 – Risk Assessment Notice.pdf Product Assessed: – Flushing Station Assessment The WaterMark Administration advises it has reviewed a risk assessment submitted for the above mentioned product. The flushing station product is designed for drinking water hot and cold water reticulation at end of line/riser or ring circuits. Product provides accurate measurement, reporting and time … Read more Risk Assessment Notification – 2017/R28
Risk Assessment Notification – 2017/R27
R27 – Risk Assessment Notice.pdf Product Assessed: – Flow Sensor Assessment The WaterMark Administration advises it has reviewed a risk assessment submitted for the above mentioned product. The product is a device that measure flow or flow and temperature within a water supply system (drinking or non drinking) The WaterMark Administration verifies that the risk … Read more Risk Assessment Notification – 2017/R27
QFES Building Application Position Statement – Combustible Cladding
The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services have put out a position statement, “To inform stakeholders involved in the development of Class 2 – 9 buildings of Type A or Type B construction in Queensland of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services’ (QFES) expectations with respect to the fire safety performance of buildings affected by combustible … Read more QFES Building Application Position Statement – Combustible Cladding
QLD Non-Conforming Building Products Audit Taskforce and Safer Buildings
Source: http://www.hpw.qld.gov.au/construction/BuildingPlumbing/Building/Pages/NonConformingBuildingProducts.aspx Queensland building safety Maintaining the safety of Queensland buildings involves many factors, including the adequacy of existing fire safety systems. It is important to note that investigations by the Non-Conforming Building Products Audit Taskforce are in addition to an already strong building safety system in Queensland. Mandatory fire safety systems in commercial and … Read more QLD Non-Conforming Building Products Audit Taskforce and Safer Buildings
CertMark International News Letter Volume 4
Click the following link to our volume 4 news letter featuring external cladding. Volume4-Issue1.pdf
CertMark International in the Verifiglobal Newsletter
Read the Veriglobal Newsletter to read how CertMark International is applying ISO 14034 ETV to demonstrate innovative technologies. https://certmark.org/downloads/VerifiGlobal_Newsletter_18_09.pdf source: http://verifiglobal.com/~/media/Files/Verifiglobal/VerifiGlobal-Newsletter-18-09.ashx
CMI Advisory Notice: Report Validations, Performance Requirements & Engineering Assessments, CodeMark NZ Template & Evaluation Reports.
Subject: Evidence of Compliance – Report Validations CMI wishes to advise all our valued clients of the following requirements in relation to evidence of compliance. It is the responsibility of the Certificate Holder to make sure that all the evidence supplied to CMI in support of your accreditation is up to date, verifiable and completed … Read more CMI Advisory Notice: Report Validations, Performance Requirements & Engineering Assessments, CodeMark NZ Template & Evaluation Reports.
Risk Assessment Notification – 2017/R25
R25 – Risk Assessment Notice.pdf Product Assessed: – Bed Pan Macerator Assessment The WaterMark Administration advises it has reviewed a risk assessment submitted for the above mentioned product. The bed pan macerator appliance is designed to discharge disposable bedpan liners and bottles together with their waste content to the sanitary drainage system. The WaterMark Administration … Read more Risk Assessment Notification – 2017/R25
Risk Assessment Notification – 2017/R26
R26 – Risk Assessment Notice.pdf Product Assessed: – Packaged Pump Station Assessment The WaterMark Administration advises it has reviewed a risk assessment submitted for the above mentioned product. The product is a prefabricated packaged pumping station.The Product is utilised for pumping waste when it is not practical to gravitate to the Sewerage System. The WaterMark … Read more Risk Assessment Notification – 2017/R26
Risk Assessment Notification – 2017/R23
R23 – Risk Assessment Notice.pdf Product Assessed: – Appliance – Rice Washer Assessment The WaterMark Administration advises it has reviewed a risk assessment submitted for the above mentioned product. The rice washer appliance washes and then stores washed rice for cooking purposes. The WaterMark Administration verifies that the risk assessment for the rice washer has … Read more Risk Assessment Notification – 2017/R23
Testing requirements under the Building Code of Australia (BCA) – CodeMark Australia, Type Test & WaterMark
The review of the BCA 2016 Amdt 1 has resulted in the redefining of what constitutes an Accredited Testing Laboratory. Under the requirements of BCA Volume 1, Part A1, the following definition is now stated: CMI has been in conversation with both NATA and the ABCB and wishes to advise the following: Any testing undertaken, … Read more Testing requirements under the Building Code of Australia (BCA) – CodeMark Australia, Type Test & WaterMark
The CodeMark product Certification Scheme in New Zealand and Australia
See the following link to a release from the Ministry of business, Innovation & Employment in New Zealand explaining the CodeMark Scheme. https://certmark.org/downloads/the-codemark-product-certification-scheme-in-new-zealand-and-australia-6089.pdf
Queensland Non-conforming Building Products Audit Taskforce
See link below for the Queensland governments status report from the Non-conforming Building Products Audit Taskforce. CladdingTaskforceReport.pdf
Building Product Safety Alert : Use of ACP and EPS as external wall cladding
This Building Product Safety Alert warns building practitioners about the potential fire risks associated with the non-compliant use of Aluminium Composite Panels (ACP) and expanded polystyrene (EPS) products when used as external wall cladding and provides information on the Ministerial Guideline restricting the use of these products. See the following linked PDF issued by the … Read more Building Product Safety Alert : Use of ACP and EPS as external wall cladding
Both houses of the NSW parliament have passed the “Building Products (Safety) Bill 2017
The Bill is the latest in a series of steps taken nationally in a response to both the Port Melbourne “Lacrosse fire” in Victoria and the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in London. This bill is similar in its intent to the QLD Non-Conforming building products regulations. Source: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=3471
Banning Combustible Cladding In Victoria
The Andrews Labor Government will ban the most dangerous types of combustible cladding from being used on Victorian buildings. Minister for Planning Richard Wynne today released new ministerial guidelines to building surveyors – a key recommendation of the Victorian Cladding Taskforce – which focuses on buildings where people sleep or gather. Aluminium Cladding Panels with … Read more Banning Combustible Cladding In Victoria
False claims up in flames as company pays penalty
A Sydney based company and its director have entered into an enforceable undertaking with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), for alleged breaches of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). Between 2 July 2015 and 20 January 2016, Peter Jones, director of Fire Combat Australia Pty Ltd (which previously traded as Modakboard), imported and sold fire-resistant … Read more False claims up in flames as company pays penalty
ABCB – Discussion Paper on WaterMark
Please see the below PDF for ABCB Discussion Paper on WaterMark Titled: Feasibility of Point of Sale Regulation for the WaterMark Certification Scheme WaterMark_Point_of_Sale_Discussion_Paper.pdf
