Cladding Regulation Online Registration System

Here’s why to register your building.

Hi, I'm Matt Sigmund, I'm the team leader for the Fire and Rescue Building Cladding Task Force.

Fire and Rescue New South Wales are working closely with the New South Wales Cladding Task Force, to locate buildings with potentially combustible cladding.

We are also working closely with local councils, and the Department of Planning, to ensure these buildings are made safe. It's important to know that just because your building has cladding, doesn't mean it's dangerous.

There's two main types of cladding we're concerned about. One is ACP or Aluminium Composite Panelling, and the other is EPS or Expanded Polystyrene.

ACP is two thin sheets of aluminium, bonded by a polyethylene and mineral core. Expanded polystyrene is typically used in pool rooms or cold storage warehouses. But has been used more recently as a form of cladding on the outside of buildings.

Our local crews are working closely with building owners and occupants, preparing pre-incident plans on these buildings to ensure the safety of occupants.

We're also conducting home fire safety checks with residents, to help them learn how to be more fire safe in their home and prevent fires starting in the first place.

When we do a home fire safety check, we advise residents to keep barbecues away from cladding on balconies, to maintain good housekeeping practices on their balconies, and to keep combustible materials away.

It’s important residents keep looking when they're cooking, have a home fire escape plan, and keep fire safety in their home, to ensure fires don't start.

If there is a fire in your building, it's important you call triple zero as soon as you can. It's also important that you evacuate using your home fire escape plan.

Once you are outside, stay out. Fire and Rescue New South Wales firefighters are some of the most highly trained and well-equipped firefighters in the world, and are prepared for anything, and to help anyone, anytime.

If you think your building has cladding, follow the link on this video to register and help us be prepared for anything.