Fire Maintenance Services
Melbourne

Multiphase are experienced Essential Services specialists. The skills and diligence of our technicians guarantee that your facility will meet all aspects of fire safety compliance, and that your fire protection system will be fully functional through the year. To ensure this compliance, we offer you an extensive portfolio of fire safety services.

Building Fire Integrity

To protect facilities from fire hazards, we carry out the following services:

• Checking that building elements meet stipulated fire-resistance levels
• Ensuring the implementation of fundamental passive fire protection measures like compartmentalisation;
• installing and maintaining fire detection and fire protection equipment like wall-wetting sprinklers, fire shutters, fire doors and windows (along with appropriate warning systems, self-closing, automatic closing and latching mechanisms)
• Installing solid core doors and smoke doors (along with appropriate self-closing, automatic closing and latching mechanisms)
• Inspecting and insulating construction joints and regions between building elements that are required to be fire-resistant
• Installing proscenium fire safety curtains to inhibit the penetration of smoke and flames

 

Means of Egress

As a part of our essential services, we also inspect and assess your facility’s means of egress by:

• Evaluating accessibility to connecting public roads from open spaces
• Checking stairways, ramps and passageways, including stair treads, balustrades and handrails
  Nominating and evaluating smoke lobbies to and open access ramps and balconies for fire-isolated exits
  Installing and inspecting the doorways with self-closing, automatic closing and latching mechanisms at or along stipulated exits

 

Signs

Our fire protection services also extend to display of appropriate signs. These signs include:

• Signs that indicate safe pathways out of a building, including directional signs
• Signs that advocate the use of stairs, and not elevators, during a fire
• Warning signs on sliding fire doors and doors to non-required stairways, ramps and escalators
• Signs, intercommunication systems, and alarm systems informing visitors or occupants that the doors of fire-isolated exits are bidirectional
• Warning signs that the operation of doors must not be impaired
• Signs that help people determine the direction in which doors open
• Fire order notices with location plans detailing fire safety procedures (required in alpine areas)

 

Lighting

We install and maintain battery-operated emergency lighting devices to facilitate movement during a power outage.

 

Fire Fighting Services and Equipment

We regularly inspect the following:

• Fire hydrants (including on-site pump sets and fire-service booster connections)
  Hose reels
  Sprinkler systems
  Portable fire extinguishers
  Fire control centres and rooms 
  Provisions for special hazards

 

Air Handling Systems

The Building Code of Australia requires air handling systems to conform to specific smoke control provisions. We test the following:

• Smoke hazard management systems
• Car park mechanical ventilation systems
• Atrium smoke control systems

 

Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm Systems

Fire detection is an important part of fire protection. The equipment we install and maintain includes:

• Smoke and heat alarm systems
  Smoke and heat-detection systems
  Atrium fire detection and alarm systems

 

Occupant Warning Systems

To alert people within a facility to an incipient or rampant spread of fire, we install and maintain:

• Emergency warning and intercommunication systems
• Building occupant warning systems

 

Lifts

We inspect the following:

• Stretcher facilities in lifts
  Emergency lifts
  Passenger lift fire service controls 

 

Stand by Power Supply Systems

Our services also extend to the provision and maintenance of standby power supply systems

 

Building Clearances and Fire Appliances

We assess and ensure:

• The existence of open spaces around large, isolated buildings
  Vehicular access around large isolated buildings

 

Mechanical Ventilation

As a part of our essential services, we also ensure the satisfactory operation of:

• Air conditioning systems
• Hot water systems
• Warm water systems