Is There a Fire Safety Gap for Aged Care and Child Care Facilities?
When it comes to fire safety, research by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare highlights elderly and children under the age of six are most at risk. Both aged care and child care facilities...
View ArticleCongratulations to the Winners of the FM Industry Awards for Excellence
At the annual FM Industry Awards for Excellence over 500 facilities management professionals come together to celebrate and acknowledge the hard work of the designers, creators and managers of the...
View ArticleOvercoming the Human Threat Element in Crowded Places
When it comes to individual safety and security, the human element as a source has increased as a potential factor across the community. Some of the most memorable attacks in crowded places in the past...
View ArticleCombustible Cladding – What is to be done?
Police have declared the final death toll from the fire in June that destroyed the Grenfell Tower social housing block in London as 71, after five months of search and recovery operations. This tragedy...
View ArticleSky5 Continues to Soar
When three of the strongest and most respected names in the industry integrate, the result is Sky5. With an unparalleled degree of combined expertise, together we’re the most experienced, capable and...
View ArticleFMA Ideaction Oceania 2018
this week, First 5 Minutes travelled to Cairns to present at the FMA – Ideaction Oceania Conference. An event which brings together over 200 facility management professionals from across the country...
View ArticleCase Study: A Leading Australian Property Group
The client is a leading Australian property group who manage a $2.9 billion retail portfolio. By providing end-to-end property services, they create enjoyable environments for the 100 million shoppers...
View ArticleCase Study: Knight Frank / ISPT
It was the growing awareness of the threat of potential security incidents within Australia’s borders that led to Knight Frank tasking First 5 Minutes with a brief to provide enhanced emergency...
View ArticleDelivering Emergency Management Training
Emergency Management Training is a broad subject and one that has changed massively as technology has evolved. Today, we are dealing with far more threats and threats of a more diverse nature. The...
View ArticleCase Study: Kingston City Council
Flexibility and proactivity were top of the list for Kingston City Council when it needed a partner to provide emergency response planning for 43 diverse sites. Working with First 5 Minutes, the...
View ArticleCase Study: A Major City Council
One of Australia’s leading council’s needed certainty of compliance for emergency response planning and training across 800+ sites, with a consistency of approach across the entire portfolio. Working...
View ArticleWhy Fire Safety Training is Important
Fire can be very dangerous. Not only can it destroy property, but it can take lives. The potential for fire in the workplace is not something to take lightly. The workplace can be a very vulnerable...
View ArticleCase Study: Stockland
First 5 Minutes’ proactive and flexible approach has enabled Stockland to attain ‘best in class’ compliance for training and processes across its sites. With First 5 Minutes’ tailored scope of...
View ArticleProactive Steps to Building Fire Safety
The recent fire at Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey residential council building in West London, has raised concerns over building fire safety on an international level. In response to the incident,...
View ArticleCase Study: A Global Asset Management Company
How a partnership based, on flexibility, responsiveness and innovation delivers big benefits for a large government portfolio. First 5 Minutes meets a global asset management company’s needs for...
View ArticleEffectively Handle a Situation Involving a Suspicious Package
How To Effectively Handle A Situation Involving A Suspicious Package Suspicious packages can be encountered in a variety of different situations. These packages may be delivered to a home or business...
View ArticleThreat Response Training on the Rise in Australia
Australia is not immune to the threat of terror and other threat-related emergencies. In the past two years, we have witnessed an increasing number of significant threat incidents. Events such as the...
View ArticleBenefits of Emergency Response Training
All organisations, regardless of sector, need to be able to respond to workplace emergencies in a competent and speedy manner. To achieve this goal, it is important that companies not only have...
View ArticleAS 3745:2010 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities – Why Should You Comply?
Facility owners/managers, occupiers and employers must take the safety of their workers seriously. Nobody can predict when an emergency or a disaster will strike, which makes an attitude of...
View ArticlePlanning for Emergencies in Health Facilities – Training Requirements
Managing compliance for emergencies in health facilities can be challenging given the special needs and dependencies of each facility’s operations and occupants. Common issues can include facilities...
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