East Gippsland Building Surveyors

OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:

• Friendly, helpful service for all building questions.
• Practical compliance with the Building Codes
• Applications available "on-line" for immediate assessment.
• Inspection times to suit you, including weekends
• People who have started at the bottom (apprenticeship) and risen to the top.
• Passion for the construction industry.

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EGBS NOW PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SAFETY MEASURE REPORTS

 

When construction of a commercial building is complete, the building owner is responsible for its upkeep and maintenance, particularly its safety features or essential safety measures.

 

The maintenance of essential safety measures ensures that in the event of fire, the safety systems are operational and perform at their optimum level.

The maintenance required depends on the complexity of equipment contained in the building, and the experience of the person carrying out the inspection or test.

 

Essential safety measures are items such asgraphic_people

Exit doors

Emergency lighting

Smoke detectors

Illuminated Exit signs

Fire hydrants

Portable fire extinguishers

Smoke alarms

Paths of travel to exits, to name just a few.

 

The Building Regulations 2006 sets out the control and monitoring procedures that owners must follow or risk being fined.

Non compliance may result in an infringement notice issued by the Council or Fire Brigade or prosecution and fines of over $60,000 for individuals or over $300,000 for companies.

 

Adequate maintenance and inspection is the best means of ensuring that fire safety systems will operate reliably in an emergency.

Contact Malcolm on mobile : 0438564141 for a free onsite inspection and fee proposal.

 

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BUILDING COMMISSION AGREES WITH
VARGO REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS.

On the 7 December 2011 the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) released a report on compliance with the Building Act 1993 which identified a range of concerns and recommendations for improvement.

This is a far reaching report that affects the Building Commission, Municipal Building Surveyors, Engineers, Builders, and Private Building Surveyors in Victoria.
The building Commission has been asked to step up its monitoring and enforcement of the building permit system in Victoria.

Implement controls for better collection of building permit levies.

For EGBS it will probably mean a greater review of what we do, and how we do it, when issuing building permits. Building surveyors can expect to be “audited” every two years and some may be checked more regularly.

I can see that CPD (Continuing Professional development) will soon become compulsory for all building surveyors, and inspectors, and this initiative may even extend to other building practitioners.

Shire councils may need to engage extra staff to assist with the monitoring and compliance with the Building Act out in their municipal district.

The building commission, building surveyors, municipal building surveyors, and other stakeholders should develop templates and uniform procedures, to clearly document decisions made in assessment.

The Building Commission should strengthen its complaints handling and investigation procedures, according to risk, and ensure investigators receive sufficient training to enable them to make appropriate judgments.

The Building Practitioners Board should develop criteria and guidelines for the competency of applicants, and clearly document the basis for their decisions.

The next 12 months will see some sizeable changes to how the Building Commission, Municipal building Surveyors, and Private Building Surveyors operate.

Gippsland Business Awards 2011

Winner – New Business Categoryaward1

We were thrilled to receive this Award and we know that we are travelling along the road to success.

Some people tried to tell us we were too old to start a new business.

We didn’t listen.

Yes there has been, and will be some potholes on the journey,….

However with passion and commitment we can avoid these obstacles, because success is a journey not a destination.

We want to acknowledge our staff Pearl, Mark and Rhiannon,… for without these people we would not have a business.

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Gippsland Business Awards 2010

We entered these awards in hope of reaching the finals, and we did!

We are proud of our achievements in our first year of business, and next year we hope to go one better.

It was a very fruitful exercise in presenting our submission, and we have certainly learnt a lot about what we have started with EGBS, and ourselves.

The awards process gave us insight into how we conduct our business, and where we can improve our processes and interact better with the East Gippsland Community.

We recommend that other companies enter these awards, which will allow them to see the benefits of involvement, and a glimpse of how the community perceives their business.
 
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