As summer approaches, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) and the National Fire Industry Association (NFIA) are calling on building and apartment owners to stay up to date with fire protection safety and maintenance checks for commercial, industrial, and residential buildings.
Fire safety inspections of commercial and apartment buildings are crucial to ensure that fire prevention measures, such as fire exits, alarms, sprinkler systems, and fire extinguishers, are in place and functioning properly, especially as we head into the warmer summer months.
A requirement in many insurance policies is for regular inspections to be undertaken to assess the risk and ensure fire safety has been correctly assessed within a building.
If a building has not undergone its required inspections, the policyholder could find themselves without insurance cover for damage to their property or contents.
In order to maintain full insurance coverage and to ensure occupants’ safety, building owners and managers must ensure fire protection safety and maintenance checks are up to date.
