AS 4655-2005

1 - AS 4655-2005 FIRE SAFETY AUDITS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - FOREWORD
7 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
7 - 1.1 SCOPE
7 - 1.2 APPLICATION
7 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
7 - 1.4.1 Approved design
7 - 1.4.2 Audit
8 - 1.4.3 Audit client
8 - 1.4.4 Audit conclusion
8 - 1.4.5 Audit criteria
8 - 1.4.6 Auditee
8 - 1.4.7 Audit evidence
8 - 1.4.8 Audit findings
8 - 1.4.9 Audit objectives
8 - 1.4.10 Audit plan
8 - 1.4.11 Audit program
8 - 1.4.12 Audit scope
8 - 1.4.13 Audit team
9 - 1.4.14 Audit team leader
9 - 1.4.15 Auditee
9 - 1.4.16 Auditing organization
9 - 1.4.17 Auditor
9 - 1.4.18 Authority having jurisdiction
9 - 1.4.19 Codes
9 - 1.4.20 Competence
9 - 1.4.21 Critical component
9 - 1.4.22 Facility
9 - 1.4.23 Fire safety
9 - 1.4.24 Fire safety actions
9 - 1.4.25 Fire safety component
9 - 1.4.26 Fire safety element
10 - 1.4.27 Fire safety measures
10 - 1.4.28 Guide
10 - 1.4.29 Observer
10 - 1.4.30 Specific fire safety measure
10 - 1.4.31 Technical expert
10 - 1.4.32 Verification procedure
10 - 1.5 PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING
11 - 1.6 LEVELS OF AUDIT
13 - SECTION 2 MANAGING AN AUDIT PROGRAM
13 - 2.1 AUDIT PROGRAM
13 - 2.2 AUDIT PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES
13 - 2.2.1 General
13 - 2.2.2 Audit program manager competence
13 - 2.2.3 Audit program manager responsibilities
14 - 2.3 AUDIT PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
14 - 2.4 AUDIT PROGRAM EXTENT
15 - 2.5 AUDIT PROGRAM RESOURCES
15 - 2.6 AUDIT PROGRAM PROCEDURES
15 - 2.7 AUDIT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
16 - 2.8 AUDIT PROGRAM RECORDS
16 - 2.9 AUDIT PROGRAM MONITORING AND REVIEWING
16 - 2.10 CONTROL OF RECORDS
18 - SECTION 3 AUDIT ACTIVITIES
18 - 3.1 GENERAL
18 - 3.2 PLANNING
18 - 3.2.1 General
18 - 3.2.2 Audit objectives
18 - 3.2.3 Audit scope
18 - 3.2.4 Audit criteria
19 - 3.2.5 Determining the feasibility of the audit
19 - 3.3 COMMISSIONING THE AUDIT
19 - 3.3.1 General
19 - 3.3.2 Selecting the audit team
20 - 3.4 INITIATING THE AUDIT
20 - 3.4.1 Establishing initial contact with the auditee
20 - 3.4.2 Preparing the audit plan
21 - 3.4.3 Assigning work to the audit team
21 - 3.4.4 Preparing work documents
21 - 3.5 CONDUCTING THE AUDIT
21 - 3.5.1 Conducting the opening meeting
22 - 3.5.2 Communicating during the audit
22 - 3.5.3 Roles and responsibilities of guides and observers
23 - 3.6 COLLECTING AND VERIFYING AUDIT EVIDENCE
23 - 3.6.1 Audit evidence
23 - 3.6.2 Method of collecting audit evidence
23 - 3.6.3 Level l audit
24 - 3.6.4 Level 2 audit
24 - 3.6.5 Level 3 audit
25 - 3.6.6 Conducting interviews
25 - 3.7 EVALUATING AND GENERATING AUDIT FINDINGS
25 - 3.7.1 General
25 - 3.7.2 Interim fire safety actions
26 - 3.7.3 The closing meeting
26 - 3.8 THE AUDIT REPORT
26 - 3.8.1 Preparing the audit report
26 - 3.8.2 Approving and distributing the audit report
27 - 3.9 COMPLETING THE AUDIT
27 - 3.9.1 Conditions for audit completion
27 - 3.9.2 Retention of documents
27 - 3.9.3 Disclosure
27 - 3.10 CONDUCTING AUDIT FOLLOW-UP
28 - APPENDIX A - COMPETENCE AND EVALUATION OF AUDITORS
28 - A1 GENERAL
28 - A2 KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF AUDITORS
28 - A2.1 General
28 - A2.2 Technical knowledge
29 - A2.3 Audit practice and process knowledge and skills
29 - A3 AUDIT TEAM LEADERS
30 - A4 LEVELS OF EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, AUDITOR TRAINING AND AUDIT EXPERIENCE
30 - A5 MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF COMPETENCE
31 - APPENDIX B - DERIVATION OF AUDIT CRITERIA
31 - B1 GENERAL
31 - B2 APPROVED DESIGN
34 - B3 NOMINATED BUILDING REGULATIONS
34 - B4 STANDARDS AND CODES
35 - B5 FIRE SAFETY COMPONENTS MANUFACTURERS™ SPECIFICATIONS
35 - B5.1 General
35 - B5.2 Fire safety element Standards
35 - B5.3 Fire safety element manufacturer specifications
36 - B6 FIRE SAFETY ACTIONS
36 - B6.1 General
36 - B6.2 External Standards
36 - B6.3 Internal benchmarks
37 - APPENDIX C - EXAMPLE OF AUDIT CRITERIA FOR EGRESS
37 - C1 GENERAL
37 - C2 LEVEL 1 AUDIT
37 - C3 LEVEL 2 AUDIT
38 - C4 LEVEL 3 AUDIT
42 - APPENDIX D - SAMPLE SCHEDULE OF FIRE SAFETY MEASURES
48 - APPENDIX E - APPENDIX REFERENCES

Sets out requirements for auditing fire safety measures against nominated audit criteria, including those relating to life safety. Includes general principles of auditing, audit program management, the fire safety audit process and responsibilities, reporting, fire safety audit levels, audit team competence evaluation of auditors and derivation of fire safety audit criteria.

This Standard sets out minimum requirements for the structured auditing of fire safety measures in a facility against nominated audit criteria, including those relating to life safety. It covers requirements for the general principles of auditing, audit program management, the fire safety audit process and responsibilities, reporting, fire safety audit levels and audit team competence.Guidance is included for evaluation of auditors and deriving fire safety audit criteria.

Originated as AS 4655(Int)-2002.
Second edition AS 4655-2005.