- Our Key Objectives
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- Australian Geomechanics Society
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- Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia Ltd
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- Mining Electrical and Mining Mechanical Engineering Society
- Railway Technical Society of Australasia
- Red R Australia
- Risk Engineering Society
- Society for Engineering in Agriculture
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- Joint Board for Naval Architecture Engineers Australia and Royal Institution of Naval Architects
Society of Fire Safety (SFS)
www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sfs
The Society of Fire Safety (SFS) has had continued growth resulting in another strong year. Our active membership has society chapters in Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
During the year, the state chapters have held numerous technical forums, called FireChats. These FireChats have focussed on topics of interest to the SFS and/or topical in terms of industry or legislative challenges. They also provide useful information, knowledge transfer and excellent networking opportunities for fire safety engineering professionals. Examples include: Design Fires, the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, Intumescing Paints and Cellular / Castellated Beams, Fire Engineering and Private Certification, etc. The success of these technical forums is largely due to the continued support and participation of our chapter committees as they continue to actively promote the benefits of the SFS.
The SFS continues to be actively involved within the legislative and governmental arenas by providing comment and input to Australian Standards and State Government Technical Committees, Fire Authority reviews and participation in Professional Engineers Board reviews in a number of states as Australian Building Codes Boards committee members. The SFS has also been asked by the Country Fire Authority (CFA) in Victoria to assist with expertise regarding bushfire prone areas, as a result of the Victorian bushfires earlier this year.
In March 2009, the SFS held a very successful 2-day International Fire Safety Engineering 2009 Conference, ‘Charting the Course’, in Melbourne. It was well attended and had representatives from America, New Zealand, Singapore, etc as well as sponsorship from the Victorian Building Commission.
Looking forward, the SFS will continue to implement the forward work plan in relation to:
- providing strategic representation on Standards Australia Committees to provide further opportunities for members to contribute,
- improving the connection and communication with Engineers Australia,
- providing industry sessions/site visits,
- collaborating with the CFA for bushfire prone areas,
- increasing our influence on topics for research with tertiary institutions, as well as providing input as to the types of fire engineering courses, and
- promoting Fire Safety Engineering in regional parts of Australia.
Elissa Fazio
National President
