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Guides for cleaning, security and facilities teams in Australia
Practical help with the checks, records and reports that keep a building running in Australia, written for the people who do the work and the people who answer for it.
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Cleaning 29 guides
CleaningBin room cleaning: who is responsible, what to do, and how to show it was doneGarbage room cleaning in Australia: who is responsible in strata and commercial buildings, what to clean and how often, working safely, and a record to trust.
CleaningCar park cleaning: what to clean, how often, and how to show it was doneCar park cleaning in Australia: the WHS and OHS duties, what to clean and how often, working safely among traffic, wash water, and a record worth trusting.
CleaningChildcare cleaning checklist: what an Australian service cleans, how often, and how to show it was doneA childcare cleaning checklist built on the National Regulations and NHMRC's Staying healthy: what to clean, how often, how, and who signs for it.
CleaningThe Cleaning Accountability Framework: certification, prequalification and the records behind themWhat the Cleaning Accountability Framework is, how CAF building certification and contractor prequalification work, and the records behind them.
CleaningCleaning audit: what to inspect, how to score it and what happens nextHow to run a cleaning audit in Australia: what to inspect, sampling and frequency, scoring against an acceptable quality level, corrective action and the record.
CleaningCleaning contracts in Australia: what to put in them, and how to know they are workingWhat an Australian commercial cleaning contract should cover, how the Cleaning Services Award and Fair Work Act shape it, and how to show the work was done.
CleaningCleaning KPIs: what to measure, and how to know the figures are trueThe cleaning KPIs worth measuring in an Australian contract, how to define and target them, how to report them, and why a green dashboard can hide a dirty building.
CleaningCleaning log sheet: what to record, who signs it, and what a signature provesWhat a cleaning log sheet should record in Australian workplaces and food businesses, the WHS and food safety rules behind it, and what a signature proves.
CleaningCleaning standards in Australia: a map, and how to chooseA map of Australian cleaning standards: WHS and OHS duties, NSQHS Action 3.13, state health policy, the Food Standards Code, aged care and contract specs.
CleaningCleaning supervisor duties: what the role involves in Australia, and what good looks likeWhat a cleaning supervisor does in Australia: the Cleaning Services Award, WHS duties, a typical shift, managing the team, checking the work and reporting.
CleaningCleaning tender: how to run one as the buyer in AustraliaRunning a cleaning tender as the buyer in Australia: the RFT, site inspections, the Procurement Rules, the Cleaning Services Award, evaluation and award.
CleaningColour coding cleaning in Australia: the colours, whose scheme they are, and how to keep to themColour coding cleaning in Australia: red, blue, green, yellow and white, NSW Health's scheme, colour coded mops and cloths, and how to check it is kept on site.
CleaningCommercial cleaning checklist: area by area, and how to know it is followedA commercial cleaning checklist for Australian offices and shared buildings, area by area, with the WHS duties behind it and how a supervisor checks it is followed.
CleaningCommercial kitchen cleaning checklist: what the Food Standards Code asks, task by taskA commercial kitchen cleaning checklist for Australian food businesses: what Standards 3.2.2, 3.2.3 and 3.2.2A require, daily to deep-clean tasks and the record.
CleaningEnd of trip facilities: keeping showers, lockers and bike rooms clean and workingWhat end of trip facilities include, what WHS and planning rules say, how often to clean and check showers, lockers and bike rooms, and who looks after what.
CleaningGraffiti reporting and removal: from the first photo to a clean wallHow to report graffiti in Australia, who removes it, what state law and councils say, and how cleaners and building managers record each tag from report to removal.
CleaningGym cleaning checklist: equipment, change rooms and wet areasA gym cleaning checklist for Australian gyms: equipment, studios, change rooms and wet areas, how often, who does what, and the WHS duties behind it.
CleaningHazardous chemicals register: what goes on it, and how to keep it trueWhat an Australian hazardous chemicals register must contain under WHS regulation 346, keeping safety data sheets current, register v manifest, and Victoria's rules.
CleaningHospital cleaning standards in Australia: what is cleaned, how often, and how it is checkedHospital cleaning in Australia: NSQHS Action 3.13, risk categories, cleaning and audit frequencies, acceptable quality levels, and the record that shows it was done.
CleaningHotel housekeeping checklist: what to clean, who checks it, and how to show it was doneA hotel housekeeping checklist for Australian properties: departure and stayover rooms, public areas, WHS duties, manual tasks, chemicals and proof of work.
CleaningHow to get commercial cleaning contracts in Australia, and keep themHow commercial cleaning contracts are bought in Australia, what buyers check, how to write a tender that scores, how to price to the award, and how to keep the work.
CleaningOffice cleaning checklist: what to clean, how often, and how to show it was doneAn office cleaning checklist for Australian workplaces: what WHS law expects, room-by-room tasks, how often, who does what, and how to show the list is kept.
CleaningOffice kitchen cleaning: what the law asks, who does what, and a routine that survives the lunch rushOffice kitchen cleaning in Australia: what WHS law and the codes ask of eating areas, who cleans what, how often, the fridge rule, and what a good record shows.
CleaningPublic toilet cleaning: frequencies, sharps and accessible facilitiesRunning public toilets for councils, parks, beaches and venues in Australia: the WHS and access duties, how often to clean, sharps, vandalism and Changing Places.
CleaningSchool cleaning checklist: what an Australian school cleans, how often, and how to show it was doneA school cleaning checklist for Australian schools: classrooms, toilets, sick bay and kitchenettes, with daily, weekly and term-break tasks and how to check them.
CleaningShopping centre cleaning: common areas, amenities, food courts and spillsShopping centre cleaning in Australia: the WHS and OHS duties, the areas and trading-day schedule, spills, food courts, contractors and a record worth trusting.
CleaningStrata cleaning: keeping the common areas clean, and showing the committee it was doneStrata cleaning in Australia: what common areas it covers, whose duty it is in NSW, Victoria and Queensland, how often, and how a committee knows it was done.
CleaningStudent accommodation cleaning: halls, colleges and the summer changeoverCleaning student accommodation in Australia: shared kitchens and bathrooms, room inspections and entry notice, gastro, and the summer changeover between semesters.
CleaningToilet cleaning checklist: what to check, how often, and how to make the record believableWhat a toilet cleaning checklist should cover in Australian workplaces, how often to check, the WHS and OHS duties behind it, and how to make the record believable.
Security patrols 9 guides
Security patrolsConstruction site security: the WHS duty, the nightly lock-up and the patrol that proves itConstruction site security in Australia: the WHS duty to secure a site, fencing and lock-up, who secures what, licensed guards and patrols, and records that hold up.
Security patrolsLock-up patrols: what a lock up service covers, and how to know it happenedWhat a lock-up patrol covers in Australia: the licence behind it, the lock-up and unlock routine, keys and alarm codes, working alone, and a record that holds up.
Security patrolsMobile patrols: what you are buying, and how to know each visit happenedWhat a mobile patrol is, how it differs from a static guard, the state licence behind it, what to agree in the contract and the patrol log that proves a visit.
Security patrolsSchool security: the measures, the lock-up and the record that it happenedSchool security in Australia: the duty behind it, the measures a school plan covers, the daily lock-up and after-hours routine, and a record that shows it was done.
Security patrolsSecurity guard duties and responsibilities in Australia: the role, its limits and the recordSecurity guard duties in Australia: the licence, patrols, access control, alarms and incidents, the limits of the role, and how a supervisor checks the work.
Security patrolsSecurity incident report: what to record, and how to write one that stands upWriting a security incident report in Australia: what it must record, the licensing and WHS rules behind it, privacy, and what happens once it is submitted.
Security patrolsSecurity occurrence book: what to record, and how to keep one that holds upThe security occurrence book in Australia: what to record each shift, how to write entries that hold up, the registers the law does require, and paper or digital.
Security patrolsSecurity site instructions and post orders: what they should say, and how to keep them workingSecurity site instructions and post orders in Australia: what to include, the WHS duties behind them, how to agree and review them, and how to check they are used.
Security patrolsSite security checklist: what to check, how often, and how to show it was doneSite security checklist for Australian buildings: the WHS duty, the Crowded Places Security Audit, what to check at opening, closing and after hours, and the record.
Fire and water checks 21 guides
Fire and water checksThe annual fire safety statement: what a NSW building owner declares, and how to make it trueWhat a NSW annual fire safety statement declares, which buildings need one, the 3-month assessment window, lodging and display, and the checks that make it true.
Fire and water checksAS 1851 routine service: what it asks of owners, fire contractors and building teamsWhat AS 1851-2012 routine service covers, how intervals and competent persons work, what the records must show, and how Victoria's regulations call it up.
Fire and water checksAS 3745: planning for emergencies in a facility, and keeping the plan trueWhat AS 3745-2010 asks of an Australian facility, how it sits beside the WHS duty to have an emergency plan, who runs it, and what a record should show.
Fire and water checksCooling tower requirements: what the law asks for, and how to show the maintenance was doneCooling tower maintenance in Australia: the NSW, Victorian and SA rules, AS/NZS 3666, monthly testing, risk management plans, audits and a record that holds up.
Fire and water checksEmergency lighting testing: who tests what, how often, and what the record must showEmergency lighting testing in Australian buildings: AS/NZS 2293.2 six-monthly and annual service, state maintenance law, checks between visits and the records.
Fire and water checksEssential safety measures in Victoria: the duties, the annual report and the recordsWhat essential safety measures are under Victoria's Building Regulations 2018, who maintains them, the annual ESM report, the records to keep and the checks between.
Fire and water checksEvacuation diagrams: what they must show, where they go, and how to keep them rightWhat an evacuation diagram must show, where it is displayed and which way it faces, how often it is reviewed, and the law in Queensland, Tasmania and under WHS.
Fire and water checksFire drills and evacuation drills in Australia: the duty, the drill and the recordRunning a fire drill or evacuation drill in an Australian workplace: the WHS duty, Queensland's yearly rule, planning the exercise, the debrief and the record.
Fire and water checksFire alarm testing in commercial buildings: who tests what, and what the record must showFire alarm testing in Australian commercial buildings: AS 1851 routine service, state maintenance law, what the building team checks, records and false alarms.
Fire and water checksFire door inspection: what the inspector checks, and what the owner keepsFire door inspection in Australia: what AS 1905.1 and the NCC require of a fire door, how AS 1851 and state law set the checks, who may inspect, and the records.
Fire and water checksFire extinguisher testing and inspection: the AS 1851 service and the checks in betweenHow portable fire extinguishers are inspected and tested in Australia: the AS 1851 six-monthly, yearly and five-yearly service, state rules, and the checks between.
Fire and water checksFire extinguisher types: the colour bands, the classes of fire and which goes whereThe six types of fire extinguisher in Australia, their colour bands, the fire classes A to F, and which type goes where under the NCC and AS 2444.
Fire and water checksFire hose reel inspection: the six-monthly service, the records and the checks in betweenHow fire hose reels are inspected in Australia: AS 2441 and the NCC, the six-monthly and yearly AS 1851 service, state records rules, and the checks between visits.
Fire and water checksFire hydrant testing: the AS 1851 service, the booster and the recordHow a building's fire hydrant system is tested in Australia: the AS 1851 schedules, the booster and block plan, flow tests, who is responsible and the record kept.
Fire and water checksFire safety logbook: what to record, who keeps it and for how longWhat a fire safety logbook should hold in Australia: AS 1851 service records, Victoria's ESM records, the NSW fire safety statement and Queensland's rules.
Fire and water checksFire warden duties: what the chief warden and floor wardens do, day to day and when the alarm soundsWhat a chief warden and floor wardens do in an Australian workplace: the law behind the role, the routine checks, the job in an evacuation, and the records to keep.
Fire and water checksHot work permits: the permit, the checks and the fire watchHot work permits in Australia: the WHS duties and AS 1674.1:2025, what the permit covers, the fire watch, total fire bans, alarm isolations and the record.
Fire and water checksQueensland building fire safety: the occupier statement and the duties behind itThe Queensland occupier statement and the occupier's other duties under the Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008: maintenance, records, instructions and drills.
Fire and water checksSprinkler system inspection: what the standard asks, what the law asks, and what the site team can seeHow sprinkler systems are inspected and serviced in Australia: AS 1851 schedules, the rules in Victoria, NSW and Queensland, the records, and what site teams check.
Fire and water checksTMV testing: what the rules ask for, and how to show the checks were doneTMV testing in Australia: the NCC temperature limits, AS 4032.3, the NSW Health monthly check, state rules, who does what, and what a good record shows.
Fire and water checksWorkplace fire safety checklist: the checks, who does them and the records they leaveA workplace fire safety checklist for Australia: the emergency plan duty, state fire safety rules, daily to annual checks, who does each, and what records show.
Premises and facilities management 26 guides
Premises and facilities managementAED maintenance checklist: keeping a workplace defibrillator ready in AustraliaWhat Australian WHS codes and ANZCOR say about workplace defibrillators, what an AED check covers, how often to do it, and who looks after it in a shared building.
Premises and facilities managementAsbestos registers in Australia: what the law requires, who keeps them, and how to keep them currentWhat an Australian asbestos register must record, which buildings need one, who keeps, reviews and can see it, and how it fits the asbestos management plan.
Premises and facilities managementBody corporate caretaker: the duties, the agreement and a record of the workWhat a body corporate caretaker does in Queensland: the caretaking agreement, the code of conduct, safety duties, remedial action notices and a record of the work.
Premises and facilities managementBuilding compliance checklist: the duties that come with an Australian buildingA building compliance checklist for Australian commercial buildings: WHS duties, fire safety maintenance by state, asbestos, plant, water, access and the records.
Premises and facilities managementBuilding maintenance checklist: what to check, how often, and who byA building maintenance checklist for Australian commercial and strata buildings: daily to annual tasks, the WHS and fire safety law behind them, and who does each.
Premises and facilities managementBuilding manager duties in Australia: the law, the daily work and the recordWhat a building manager does in Australian offices, shopping centres and strata buildings: the WHS duties, strata rules, fire safety upkeep and the records to keep.
Premises and facilities managementCyclone preparation checklist: getting a commercial building ready for the seasonA cyclone preparation checklist for Australian workplaces and commercial buildings: the WHS emergency plan, pre-season checks, watch and warning steps, and re-entry.
Premises and facilities managementEmergency shower and eyewash stations: when you need one, and how to know it will workWhen an Australian workplace needs an emergency shower or eyewash station, what WHS law, the codes and AS 4775 say, where to put one and how to check it works.
Premises and facilities managementFacilities management contract: what to put in it in Australia, and how to make it workWhat goes into an Australian facilities management contract: scope, state fire safety duties, payment, KPIs and abatements, WHS, transfer of business and exit.
Premises and facilities managementFacilities management report: what to include, and what makes it believableWhat an Australian facilities management report should contain: WHS, fire safety compliance by state, maintenance, KPIs, costs and the evidence behind them.
Premises and facilities managementFacility manager duties in Australia: what the role covers, and how to show it is doneWhat a facility manager does in Australia: the WHS duties behind the role, contractors, fire safety and asbestos, the compliance year and the records that show it.
Premises and facilities managementFirst aid kit checklist: what an Australian workplace kit holds, and how to keep it completeWhat a workplace first aid kit should hold under Australian WHS law and the codes, how many kits and where, how often to check them, and who restocks them.
Premises and facilities managementTemperature log: the 5°C and 60°C rules, the daily reading and what to do when it is outKeeping a temperature log in an Australian kitchen or clinic: 5°C and 60°C under Standard 3.2.2, records kept 3 months, and twice-daily vaccine fridge readings.
Premises and facilities managementHazard report forms and hazard reporting: what WHS law asks, and how to close the loopHazard reporting under Australian WHS law: the duty to identify hazards, what a hazard report form should hold, who acts on it, and how to show the fix was made.
Premises and facilities managementKey register: what to record, who holds the keys, and how to audit themWhat a key register records, the WHS and fire safety rules behind it in Australia, how to issue, store and audit keys, and what to do when a key goes missing.
Premises and facilities managementNear miss reporting in Australia: what WHS law asks, and how to make it workWhat a near miss is under Australian WHS law, when one is a notifiable dangerous incident, what a good report holds, and how to make sure the hazard is fixed.
Premises and facilities managementPreventative maintenance: how to plan it for a building and prove it was donePreventative maintenance for Australian buildings: the WHS duty, the asset register and schedule, statutory and discretionary tasks, and keeping good records.
Premises and facilities managementReactive maintenance: how to run it well in an Australian buildingReactive maintenance in Australian buildings: the WHS and strata duties, priorities and response times, make-safes, contractors, asbestos and closing the loop.
Premises and facilities managementRoof inspection checklist: getting up safely, checking the right things, and keeping the recordA roof inspection checklist for Australian commercial buildings: the WHS falls duties, safe access, what to check, how often, and the records that prove it.
Premises and facilities managementStrata maintenance: keeping common property in repair, and showing that you haveStrata maintenance in Australia: the duty to repair common property in NSW, Victoria and Queensland, the plans a scheme needs, who does what and the records to keep.
Premises and facilities managementStrata manager responsibilities: what the role covers, state by stateWhat a strata manager does in Australia: licensing and registration by state, delegated functions, disclosure, maintenance and safety, contracts and records.
Premises and facilities managementVacant property inspection: what to check, how often, and what to recordHow to inspect a vacant commercial building in Australia: security, water, fire safety, asbestos, the insurer's unoccupancy conditions and the record of each visit.
Premises and facilities managementWork incident reports: what Australian WHS law asks, and what a good report holdsWhat a work incident report should hold under Australian WHS law, when an incident is notifiable, the register of injuries, and how to follow a report through.
Premises and facilities managementWorkplace inspection checklist: what WHS law asks, what to walk, and what to do nextWorkplace inspections under Australian WHS law: the duties behind them, what the checklist covers, how often, recording findings, and HSRs' right to inspect.
Premises and facilities managementWorkplace amenities: what the law asks for, and how to keep them clean and workingWorkplace amenities under Australian WHS and OHS law: what must be provided, the numbers the codes give, who cleans and maintains them, and what a good record shows.
Premises and facilities managementWorkplace housekeeping: what WHS law asks, and a routine that holds between inspectionsWorkplace housekeeping under Australian WHS law: regulation 40, what the codes of practice ask, who keeps which areas tidy, how often, and what a good record shows.