In relation to this matter, a law about installing smoke alarms in homes was imposed.

“Smoke alarms are the most important residential fire safety device. They are required by law in residential properties in all Australian jurisdictions.”

This is to make every home in the West End and other places of QLD prepared for fire occurrences. Read on to learn your responsibility as a homeowner, landlord, or tenant below.

Smoke Alarm Law

1. Homeowners: If you’re a homeowner, the smoke alarm law orders you to install smoke alarms on each level of your home.

This includes the following:

• Relocatable houses
• Rental properties
• Occupied owned houses
• Camper-vans
• Caravans
• Other residential properties used for sleeping

Homeowners should place the smoke alarm near the bedroom, in every level of the house. Even if there is no room in the house level, at least 1 smoke alarm must be installed in it. In case there are bedrooms that are located on one level but on different sides, each room should have one alarm near it.

2. Landlords: If you are a landlord, you should install smoke alarms on every level of your property. You are responsible for replacing the batteries as long as there is no tenant in it. Once a tenancy begins, replacing the batteries of the smoke alarms will be on the tenant. 

3. Tenants: Once you start renting a residential property, you as a tenant will be responsible for replacing the batteries of the battery-operated smoke alarms. In case you will not be physically able to do it, you must immediately report it to the landlord.

4. Caravans & Motorhomes: Most caravans & motorhomes are made with light materials that are combustible. In case a fire occurs, this will quickly escalate the situation. Therefore, these type of homes is not exempted in the smoke alarm law.

Caravans & motorhome owners are advised to install at least 1 smoke alarm in the sleeping quarter. If the annex is also used for sleeping, then you should also install a smoke alarm near it.

Synthetic flammable materials are now commonly used for the finishes and furnishing of building and houses. Therefore, installing smoke alarms to help the occupants to be alerted about an occurring fire is imperative.

Smoke alarms can also immediately notify fire authorities in case a fire is happening. This will make responding to the situation swift and easier.

Properly installed smoke alarms in WEST END homes are still the best alerting method in case a fire occurs in a house or building. These devices provide various benefits such as:

• Saves lives
• Lower the loss and damage to the property
• Can guard you round the clock
• Notify and alert you with the earliest sign of fire
• Economical and low-cost
• Flexible to install
• Can be monitored remotely

These benefits of smoke alarms will make your home more ready and secured in case a fire occurs. It will ensure that you get an immediate alert once it detects a fire starting in your place. Thus, you can quickly act to safety and call for help.

Causes of Fire

The winter season does not exempt us from fire cases. Actually, the most fatal fire events were recorded during the cold season at around midnight. Given this information, installing smoke alarms in the West End is highly important. Below are the most common causes of fires that happen even during the winter season.

• Leaving the candles unattended

• Overusing of appliances (e.g electric heater, electric blanket, and clothes dryer)

• Leaving the furnace unattended

• Flammable items near electric appliances

• Faulty electrical wirings

• Unattended cooking appliances

• Open fires

You shouldn’t take a chance when it comes to the safety of your family and your home. The consequences of a fire can leave you devastated and empty-handed in the worst case. A properly installed and maintained smoke alarm will be your best guard that can prevent a fire from worsening.

See to it that you hire professional and licensed electricians to install and maintain smoke alarms in your home. This way, you can ensure that the devices are installed at the right locations correctly.

Accurately tested smoke alarms with certification

Accurate testing of the smoke alarms must be conducted to ensure that they are at a good working condition. With Lederlec, we pride with accurate smoke alarm testing in both residential and commercial properties in the West End.

Along with our accurate testing of the smoke alarms, we also provide certification with it. The certificate is your legal document that can attest the quality of the smoke alarms in your home. You can show this to fire authorities in case they come and inspect your premises.

Smartly located smoke alarm installation and maintenance

Here at Lederlec, we understand the dangerous consequences a fire can bring. Therefore, our professional electricians ensure that the smoke alarms are smartly installed in your home. These devices are best installed near sleeping areas; This way, you can be alerted by it effectively even when you’re asleep.

A higher level of protection can be achieved through smoke alarms in the West End. Our licensed electricians are waiting to help you.

Providing fire preventive methods in the West End. Our smoke alarm services include the following:

• Testing
• Replacement
• Cleaning
• Repair
• Battery change

For further assistance about our smoke alarm services in the West End, send us a message at admin@lederlec.com. You may also reach us at 0479 016 375 and 0422 281 804.

West Ends is a residential area beside the Brisbane river full with various markets like Davies Park and Paradies Park. Many cafes and restaurants that offer local and foreign cuisines are also present here.

With the many commercial and residential establishments in this place, the more reason you should install smoke alarms in your home. Don’t wait for a fire to eat up your home, things, and worst the lives of your loved ones into ash. Let our smoke alarm services help you in preventing this. Call us now.