Among the many challenges faced by industrial operations located in remote areas of Australia is maintaining rescue equipment compliance, a challenge made more pertinent by the fact that many such operations are a significant distance from governmental fire and rescue agencies and the resulting reliance on on-site capability in the event of an emergency situation.
Due to this reality of operating on one of the largest, least populated continents of the planet, costs associated with mobilizing contractors and service providers from capital cities can be very high, particularly given the fact that these on-site fire and rescue are generally trained and equipped to respond to a vast number of disciplines from vertical rescue, to fire fighting, to road crash rescue and many others, often demanding mobilisation of multiple service providers every year to test, inspect, service and certify equipment in accordance with relevant standards and manufacturer’s recommendations.
FRSA recognise these challenges and has responded by developing our Field Service Technicians to be competent and certified to carry out preventative maintenance, repairs, and certification on a broad range of rescue equipment categories, including but not limited to:
- SCBA
- Breathing Air Compressor Systems
- Closed Circuit Rebreathers and Self Rescuers
- Hydraulic Rescue Tools and ancillary products – specifically Holmatro
- Quick Fill Stations
- Portable Gas Detection
- Vertical Rescue & Height Safety Equipment
- Hydrostatic Testing Services – Cylinders, hoses etc
- Much, much more
This suite of capabilities offers the client the ability to engage a single service provider to cover 99% of on-site rescue equipment servicing and compliance certification during each visit, vastly reducing mobilisation costs and site entry administration, providing a single source for certification, technical support, procurement and any other rescue equipment related support to the site that may be required.
If the above is of interest to your site, please give one of FRSA’s Regional Managers or State Service Supervisors a call to arrange a tailored quotation and suite of solutions to your rescue equipment compliance requirements.