Recent News
FPIB's war on waste
11 JULY 2019
To help the Board transition away from waste and towards more
environmentally friendly practices, we will be limiting hardcopy
correspondence.
Your licence card, authorisation certificates, newsletters and
general correspondence relating to your permit are now sent
electronically via email.
This will help reduce the production of unnecessary waste and
will help streamline our permit processing practices.
However, if you require your correspondence to be sent via
hardcopy or require a plastic licence card, please call our
friendly team on (03) 8892 3131.
Report industry
non-compliance
20 FEBRUARY 2019
Know of an unlicensed person? We need your help.
To assist in protecting the environment, it is important all
persons working with ODS or SGG extinguishing agents hold the
relevant licence or pertmit.
If you know someone not complying with our regulations, please
let us know.
Holiday period
14 DECEMBER 2018
The Fire Protection Industry (ODS & SGG) Board office will
be closed for the holiday period from 3pm Friday 19 December 2018
to 9am Wednesday 2 January 2019.
Halon
collection for fire authorities
26 NOVEMBER 2018
The Board has issued advice for firefighters who may be
approached by members of their local community with yellow BCF
halon extinguishers for disposal. The Board encourages fire
services to accept the cylinders, and has created a poster
outlining the simple steps they can take to safely disposal of
halon , free of charge. You can find it here.
Licensing
scheme fact sheet
22 OCTOBER 2018
The Fire Protection Industry (ODS & SGG) Board has developed
a factsheet to help industry better understand the fire protection
industry scheme (FPI scheme). This factsheet will be particularly
beneficial if you're a facility manager or technician unsure of
your state and national licensing requirements.
The fact sheet can be found here.
HAZMAT
2018
25 SEPTEMBER 2018
This year saw the Fire Protection Industry (ODS & SGG)
Board exhibit at the annual HAZMAT Conference for the first
time.
The two-day event was held at the Park Royal in Sydney on 20 and
21 September, and united professionals across the dangerous goods,
hazardous materials and chemical management industries.
"Exhibiting at HAZMAT 2018 has been a valuable exercise and has
exposed the Fire Protection Industry (ODS & SGG) Board to a new
market and new opportunities," the Board's Executive Officer, Paul
Hodgson said.
Watch now: Discharges in the building industry
webinar
10 August 2018
Presented by Board member Daniel Wilson, the 7 August session
provided invaluable information and advice to facility managers and
technicians.
View the presentation, and answers to participant
questions, here.
Discharges in the
building industry webinar
26 JULY 2018
Providing invaluable information to facility manager and
technicians on ODS and SGG discharges, the Board's upcoming webinar
is a must-watch for individuals working with scheduled
extinguishing agents.
The free session will be held on Tuesday 7 August at 11.30am
AEST.
Secure your place here.
July
newsletter
20 JULY 2018
The latest edition of our industry newsletter, Gasbag, is out
now.
Featuring articles on Australia's HFC phase down, system testing
and equipment calibration, as well as details on an upcoming
discharges in the building industry webinar, the newsletter is a
must-read for fire protection industry professionals.
View the newsletter here.
Updated standards
table
9 JULY 2018
The Board has published an updated table outlining the
Australian Standards EAHL holding technicians in the fire
protection industry must carry out their work in accordance
with.
It can be found here.
New
alternative systems fact sheet
4
JULY 2018
The
Board has developed a new fact sheet to help industry and end users
consider more environmentally acceptable alternatives to ozone
depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases when designing
a new or upgrading an existing fire protection system.
It
can be found here.