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Apartment Building Safety Checklists

August 29, 2015 by Admin Leave a Comment

Apartment Building Safety Checklist Our 50 page Hotel and Resort checklist covers every aspect of the risks involved in these operations. With a few modifications, anyone who manages an apartment building, body corporate or residential strata building could also use this. If you would like the … [Read more...] about Apartment Building Safety Checklists

Filed Under: Balconies and Balustrades Tagged With: apartment building, Body Corporate, safety checklist, safety checklists, strata titles

Schoolies face Gold Coast balcony ban

October 30, 2013 by Admin 5 Comments

Schoolies face Gold Coast balcony ban We wrote about this issue 3 years ago and it is still ongoing despite a tragic balcony death last year! Some apartment owners are doing the right thing. See recent article in the Courier Mail Having nearly been hit by a watermelon thrown of a balcony a few … [Read more...] about Schoolies face Gold Coast balcony ban

Filed Under: Balconies and Balustrades Tagged With: Balconies, balcony, balustrade, Body Corporate, Child Safety, gold coast, health and safety, Insurance, lockout, office of fair trading, projectiles, queensland, rise apartment, safety concerns, safety risk, school exams, schoolies, watermelon

Unsafe Balustrade Design

October 14, 2013 by Admin 6 Comments

Unsafe Balustrade Design   We received a letter today from a concerned parent regarding the design of a 1st floor balustrade that features horizontal railing that is very easily climbed by children (and is being climbed!). We have written a number of articles about this situation in the past. The … [Read more...] about Unsafe Balustrade Design

Filed Under: Balconies and Balustrades, Construction Safety Tagged With: balustrade, BCA, bca, Child Safety, child safety

Child Safety Nets Save Lives

September 13, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

SAFETY NETS SAVE LIVES SYDNEY, July 13, 2011 Each year, at least 50 children fall from windows or balconies in Australia[1]. For most, the outcome is serious, for some—especially the very young, it is fatal. The majority of serious falls occur in children aged 0—4.1 In the past 10 months, 10 … [Read more...] about Child Safety Nets Save Lives

Filed Under: Balconies and Balustrades Tagged With: balcony safety, Child Safety, safety nets, window safety

BCA Requirements for Balustrades and Handrails

August 13, 2013 by Admin 3 Comments

BCA Requirements for Balustrades and Handrails Great article from the Australian Timber Database about the BCA requirements for timber balustrades and handrails. They state that: For all buildings, handrails and balustrades are required to comply with the Building Code of Australia (BCA). The BCA … [Read more...] about BCA Requirements for Balustrades and Handrails

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Deck safety

January 11, 2013 by Admin 7 Comments

Deck safety Decks can be the highlight areas of summer nights. The best designed decks take advantage of height to make the outdoor experience more bug-free and pleasant, offering views of landscape and garden designs while decreasing the bug potential. Often a gathering place in summer months, the … [Read more...] about Deck safety

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Barriers Keeping People Safe

July 1, 2012 by Admin 1 Comment

Barriers Keeping People Safe Guest Post By definition, a barrier is any object or structure that is designed to block the flow, control or to divert towards a desired direction. It can be man-made such as hand rails and concrete barricades but can also be natural such as plants, trees and even … [Read more...] about Barriers Keeping People Safe

Filed Under: Balconies and Balustrades, Slips Trips and Falls Tagged With: balustrades, barriers, fall prevention, handrails, stairways

New Child Safety Nets

March 13, 2012 by Admin Leave a Comment

Having been involved in the tragic outcomes of many falls from balconies and windows we are staunch advocates of these protection systems. Hard not to cringe when you see the climbable balustrades in older building and furniture hard against balustrades in apartment buildings! Locks or … [Read more...] about New Child Safety Nets

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