Fire Hazard and Risk Assessment Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

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BAL – FZ
Protected by bushfire shutter or tight-fitting with weather strips at base and an FRL or -/30/-
Roof with FRL of 30/30/30 or tested for bushfire resistance to AS1530.8.2. Roof/wall junction sealed. Openings fitted with non-combustible ember guards. No roof mounted evaporative coolers
Enclosed sub-floor space or non-combustible supports. Decking to have no gaps and be non-combustible
EXTERNAL DOORS
BAL – LOW
No special construction requirements
BAL – 12.5
As for BAL-19 except that door framing can be naturally fire resistant (high density) timber
As for BAL-19
As for BAL-19
BAL – 19
Protected by bushfire shutter, or screened with steel bronze or aluminium mesh or glazed with 5mm toughened glass, non- combustible or 35mm solid timber for 400mm above threshold, metal or bushfire resisting timber framed for 400mm above ground, decking, etc tight fitting with weather strips at base.
Non-combustible covering. Roof/wall junction sealed. Openings fitted with non- combustible ember guards. Roof to be fully sarked.
Enclosed sub-floor space – no special required for materials except within 400mm of gound. No special requirements for supports or framing.
Decking to be non combustible or bushfire resistant within 300mm horizontally and 400mm vertically from a glazed element.
BAL – 29
Protected by bushfire shutter, or screened with steel bronze or aluminium mesh or non- combustible or 35mm solid timber for 400mm above threshold. Metal or bushfire resisting timber framed tight fitting with weather strips at base.
Non-combustible covering. Roof/wall junction sealed. Openings fitted with non- combustible ember guards. Roof to be fully sarked.
Enclosed sub –floor space or non-combustible or bushfire resistant timber supports. Decking to be non-combustible
BAL – 40
Protected by bushfire shutter, non-combustible or 35mm solid timber, metal framed tight-fitting with weather strips at base
Non-combustible covering. Roof/wall junction sealed. Openings fitter with non- combustible ember guards. Roof to be fully sarked and no roof mounted evaporative coolers
Enclosed sub-floor space or non-combustible supports. Decking to be non- combustible
ROOFS
VERANDAHS DECKS ETC
No special construction requirements
No special construction requirements