Disability Fire Safety Forum: Specialist Disability Accommodation

Fire safety in SDA Class 1, 2 and 3 buildings
Perspectives from a Disability Access Consultant

Towards the end of 2024, I was invited by Fire Rescue Victoria and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quality and Safeguards Commission to present at the Disability Fire Safety Forum that was focused on Improving fire safety for people with disability.

The forum heard from a range of keynote speakers, including the Minister for the NDIS, the Hon Bill Shorten MP, followed by a series of practical workshops. The event aimed to identify challenges and risks around fire safety for people with disability, with an emphasis on exploring solutions.

My Presentation

This is a copy of my presentation on LinkedIn 

View the Presentation on Linkedin here

Topics

The topics of my presentation included:

• Defining SDA Participants for BCA Classification
• Building classifications under the Building Code of Australia
  • Class 1A
  • Class 1b
  • Class 3
  • Class 2
• What is the role of the onsite overnight assistant (OOA)?
• SIL Housing risks
• What needs to change