The best barcode types for asset management
Which barcodes scan first time on a phone in the field — Code 128, QR, Data Matrix — which to avoid, and why an asset tag should carry nothing but the asset number. 7 min read.
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Writing on fire compliance, from the team.
The Maintenance Partners blog is where the team write about AS 1851 cycles, compliance operations, and what we learn building fire protection software. We would rather publish one useful piece a month than a calendar of filler.
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Compliance, lived not summarised
Plain-language writing on the standards, frameworks, and operating realities that govern Australian fire protection businesses.
Best fire protection software in Australia (2026): a buyer's guide
The eight tests that separate a compliance platform from a job-booking tool, the vendors on every Australian shortlist, and the exact questions to ask each one. 10 min read.
Fire Security Expo 2026: find us at stand A1
We're exhibiting at the first Australian trade expo dedicated to fire protection — 2–4 September at ICC Sydney. What we're bringing, and why the event matters. 4 min read.
Fire safety logbooks under AS 1851: paper vs digital
What records the standard expects, who owns the logbook, the six ways paper fails at audit, and what actually changes when the service record goes digital. 8 min read.
AFSS vs AS 1851: how the two frameworks fit together
The certificate, the evidence, and how both frameworks interact across NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, and the rest of Australia. 8 min read.
Fire defect classification & management under AS 1851
Critical, non-critical, and non-conformance defects — classification, the 24-hour notification rule, interim safety measures, NSW specifics, and audit trails. 11 min read.
Annual Fire Safety Statement (NSW): owner guide
What the AFSS is, who is allowed to sign it, when it is due, and what records the statement actually rests on under the EP&A Regulation 2021. 8 min read.
Fire Australia 2026: five themes for compliance teams
Five themes we took home from the FPA Australia conference in Melbourne — BESS risk, performance-based code, ESM reforms, passive fire, and systems integration. 6 min read.
AS 1851: complete compliance guide for Australian fire businesses
Service cycles, asset classes, documentation requirements, defect classification, state-by-state implementation, and the gaps that catch fire businesses at audit. 12 min read.
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