Recent News
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.
Fire Protection Industry (ODS & SGG) Board
stakeholder forum webinars 2018
29 MARCH 2018
The Fire Protection Industry (ODS &
SGG) Board (the Board) is conducting number of
webinars, bringing together gaseous fire suppression system experts
to provide an overview of the licensing system, current and future
directions for scheduled gases. There will be an opportunity for
attendees to ask questions.
Please sign up to attend
Information sessions- HFC phase down and other
changes to the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas
Program
28 MARCH 2018
The Department of the Environment and Energy is running a series
of information sessions around Australia in 2018. These sessions
will discuss what the hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phase-down will mean
for HFC users including equipment owners and technicians, and other
changes to the program to reduce emissions and increase efficiency.
There will be plenty of opportunity for discussion and
questions.
Please sign up to attend