Elective – Fire Safety & Cladding (1 Hour)

Licence Class: Class 1 & Class 2
CPD Allocation: 1 Hour
CPD Category: Elective
CPD Learning Area: Legislation & Compliance

Method of Delivery: This is a Webinar (On-Demand), available to be watched and the assessment completed at your convenience, on the SCA e-Learning Platform any time before the end of the CPD Year (23 March 2021 – 22 March 2022).

Course Format:

• Recorded Webinar
• Online Assessment

Presenter:

• David Bannerman, Bannermans Lawyers

Topic Overview

• Cladding
  The NSW Cladding Task-force has investigated over 185,000 buildings and all apartments with aluminium and polystyrene cladding were required to register on an EPA website by 22 February 2019. This session covers the developments in the legal area, developments in the legal arena, practical steps for managers and the consequences for owners’ corporations.
• Fire Safety
  An important part of a Managers roll is dealing with the fire safety measures for occupants of strata schemes. This session covers what managers need to know about the installation, certification, upgrades and AFSS (Annual Fire Safety Statements) for these measures.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will gain an understanding of:

Cladding

• An overview of the reforms
• An overview of the building products safety in 2017
• Disclosure of registration
• Main functions of the cladding task force

Fire safety

• Before construction
• During construction and up to completion
• Insurance and warranty issues
• Annual fire safety statements
• Upgrade orders

Assessment Delivery and Certificates 

Assessments are multiple-choice. Access to assessments is provided to students on the SCA e-Learning Platform.

Upon successful completion of assessments, students will receive their Certificates via email, and can download them from the SCA e-Learning Platform at their convenience.

Education Terms and Conditions can be found in our Education Handbook.