Key dates and steps for non-compliant cladding
March 15, 2019The Queensland Government have developed ‘Safer Buildings’ to identify buildings in Queensland that potentially have combustible cladding. In Queensland, the owners of the buildings may be required to register their building and complete the combustible cladding checklist. Please find below a list of key dates
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Non-compliant cladding is spreading to the suburbs
March 1, 2019Nine more types of cladding have been added to the list of non-compliant cladding. The new alert will affect an unknown number of construction dwellings. This also includes single-story family homes. These buildings may have not been affected previously however they now may not be
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Cladding Update
February 25, 2019The Queensland Government have developed ‘Safer Buildings’ to identify buildings in Queensland that potentially have combustible cladding. In Queensland, the owners of the buildings may be required to register their building and complete the combustible cladding checklist. Who Needs to Register? You are required to
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Top 5 Commercial Cleaning Issues
February 1, 2019At Star Building Management Services we specialise in delivering second to none service in facilities management, project management, cleaning, refurbishment, landscaping and architecture. At Star BMS your investment is regularly maintained. We employ staff who produce a high-quality cleaning service. This will assist in preventing
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Work Safety Is Everyone’s Business – Victoria
October 16, 2018Safety is everyone’s business. And as a Committee Member on an Owners Corporation you may have additional legal responsibilities you may not be aware of. Those duties include keeping up to date with, and adhering to, all applicable laws. This includes planning; building; fire and
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How To Prioritise A Maintenance Program
March 16, 2017Buildings in strata schemes are no different to cars, in that their value will constantly depreciate, and will at some stage require money to be spent overhauling them. But to combat this constant depreciation, your car requires ongoing maintenance and repairs to keep it on
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Reporting a ‘Notifiable Incident’ to WorkSafe
March 16, 2017As a RUM, Caretaker, or Facilities Manager, you are likely to be at the front line of reporting any serious incidents that happen in your workplace. So, what is a ‘notifiable incident’? A notifiable incident is: the death of a person a ‘serious injury or
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Seven (Potentially) Deadly Sins
February 12, 2017It’s the small details that count – and when it comes to safety, those small details matter in big ways. The Star BMS team has noticed that many strata communities experience fall foul of seven simple but very important faults. But the good news is,
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Occupational Health and Safety
February 9, 2017One of the most important duties of RUMS, Caretakers and Property Managers is ensuring the scheme is fully up to date with occupational health and safety requirements. Under current nationally harmonised occupational health and safety legislation, everyone who finds themselves in a workplace has an
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Choosing The Right Tradies
November 28, 2016We’ve all heard the stories – the tradespeople who don’t turn up on time (or show up at all), who overcharge for second rate services and don’t do the job as specified – you and your community may have been a victim of it. At
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