UPDATED GUIDANCE ON FIRE SAFETY PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS

Building and Energy, part of the Government of Western Australia’s Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, has published an updated guide on fire safety Performance Solutions.

Developed with the support of the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, the Society of Fire Safety, and the City of Perth, the guide provides information for building surveyors,

Professor Christensen serves on the UK Cross-government Technical Steering Group for electric vehicle (EV) fire safety, and the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Energy Storage Health and Safety Governance and Fire Service Working Groups. His research includes performing ignition tests on EV batteries and EVs to investigate thermal runaway in large lithium-ion batteries, with the aim of informing the standard operational procedures of first responders. fire engineers, designers, and others about what is expected of fire safety Performance Solutions in WA.

His expertise in this field has seen him assist fire and rescue services across the UK and worldwide.

Prof. Christensen’s presentation, slides and key messages from the series are now available on the AFAC website: www.afac.com.au/auxiliary/publications/ newsletter/article/2022-motorolaknowledge-event-series-key-messages.

It also provides a benchmark for auditing registered building service practitioners and contractors.

This latest version reflects the introduction of the Performance Solution process in NCC 2019 Amendment 1, the Fire Safety Verification Method, and the new Australian Fire Engineering Guidelines 2021 published by the Australian Building Codes Board.

You can download the guide at www.commerce.wa.gov.au/ publications/guidance-fire-safetyperformance-solutions-0

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Prof. Christensen shared his research into and guidance for incidents involving lithium-ion batteries in every Australian state and territory and in New Zealand.