Fire Security and Building WOFs

fire-alarm.jpgFIRE

Eugene joined HSM Fire in 2011, where he has taken the mantle of the fire division.  He is I.Q.P. registered within the Hawkes Bay Region.

Eugene believes in great customer experience and providing value for money for all of his clients.  Please feel free to contact him if you have any queries regarding building Warrants of Fitness or general fire alarm system work.  Eugene has come from a senior role in Auckland and has a genuine passion for his work.   He will be a great asset in assisting you with building compliance and all aspects of fire safety.   Eugene is a highly qualified professional.

 

Here is what one of our customers says:

HSM Security at new Mitre 10 Mega store"Hi Eugene

I wish to acknowledge my thanks for a job well done on the recent build of our new Mitre 10 Mega store in Hastings. Your pricing was competitive and the quality of the equipment and workmanship was excellent.

The size of the store at about 11,500 m2 is large, and the timeframe we allowed for its completion was relatively short, but your firm managed the project efficiently and in a timely manner, enabling us to open at our predetermined time.

At all times the cooperation between yourselves, the other contractors on site and with us was exemplary. This was a major project for us, but it was made easy because of the approach you and your team took.

We have now moved all of our work at our other local sites into your care, because of your clear expertise and ability in this area."

Many thanks

Stephen

Stephen Ricketts

Managing Director

 

HSM Fire Department offers a complete Fire Alarm installation package including advice, design, installation, and maintenance testing. We are expert installers of fire detection and warning equipment and we can manage the entire process for you.

Services we provide:

HSM Fire department are members of the Fire Protection Association and its staff are IQP registered and qualified in Fire alarms.


BUILDING WOF'S

HSM have IQP (Independent Qualified Persons) registered staff for performing your building warrant of fitness needs.

Building owners are legally responsible for keeping their buildings safe and healthy. This means keeping the life safety features and essential systems in good working order.

The maintenance procedures for these systems are listed in a compliance schedule issued by the council.

Once a year the property owner states on record that certain required procedures have been followed. In order to do this the property owner requires an independent third party to check and verify that the above system are maintained and tested. We can do this for you.

The Building Act

The Building Act 2004 was introduced to deal with the ongoing safety of new and existing buildings. The Act outlines the new safety regime for buildings with specialised building systems.

A building that complies with all the systems within the Act, will be issued a "Compliance Schedule" by the territorial authority. The compliance schedule will outline inspection, maintenance and reporting requirements. The purpose of the schedule is to ensure current systems are in good working order.

When the territorial authority issues a compliance schedule, it will also issue a "statement of fitness". At the end of 12 months this statement is replaced by a Building Warrant of Fitness (WOF) which is completed by the owner or representative.

The WOF is a prescribed form stating the requirements of the compliance schedule have been satisfied. The WOF is an owners statement that all the necessary maintenance and inspections have been carried out in the previous 12 months.

To complete a Warrant of Fitness, an owner will previously have had to engage appropriate "Independent Qualified Persons" (IQP) to inspect the relevant systems and verify they met the requirements of the compliance schedule.

Documentation in relation to the inspections must be held by the owner and made available for examination by the Territorial Authority.

An IQP is someone with particular skills in one or more of the features above and who has been certified and registered by the Territorial Authority as qualified to inspect and/or maintain certain building systems within the authority's district.