A fire safety measure means any measure (including any item of equipment, form of construction or fire safety strategy) that could be implemented in a building to ensure the safety of persons using the building in the event of a fire. There are 32 individual Fire Safety Measures.

These FSMs are based on clause 166 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 and the requirements of annual fire safety statements, and include:

1. Access panels, doors and hoppers to fire-resisting shafts
2. Automatic fail-safe devices
3. Automatic fire detection and alarm systems
4. Automatic fire suppression systems
5. Emergency lifts
6. Emergency lighting
7. Emergency planning
8. Emergency warning and intercommunication systems
9. Exit signs
10. Fire alarm monitoring
11. Fire control centres and rooms
12. Fire dampers
13. Fire doors
14. Emergency planning
15. Emergency warning and intercommunication systems
16. Exit signs
17. Fire alarm monitoring
18. Fire hose reel systems
19. Fire hydrant systems
20. Fire seals protecting openings in fire-resisting components of the building
21. Fire shutters
22. Fire windows
23. Lightweight construction
24. Mechanical air handling systems
25. Perimeter vehicle access for emergency vehicles
26. Portable fire extinguishers
27. Safety curtains in proscenium openings
28. Smoke alarms and heat alarms
29. Smoke and heat vents
30. Smoke dampers
31. Smoke detectors and heat detectors
32. Smoke doors
33. Solid core doors
34. Standby power systems
35. Wall-wetting sprinkler and drencher systems
36. Warning and operational signs.

Other fire safety measures may be required by the building certifies or a performance (alternative) solution.

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