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Fire & Emergency centres

Overview

Fire and Emergency centres are facilities responsible for responding to fires, medical emergencies, and other disasters.

Providing connectivity to fire and emergency centres can be challenging due to their critical reliance on communication for public safety during emergencies and their high security levels. Each site has unique and strict requirements that must be met before any scheduled appointment.

Fire & Emergency centres checklist PDF

Keep our checklist handy when communicating with your customers.

Checklist

Use these questions to check with your customer for a smooth process right from the start.

Does our technician need to go through a Health & Safety induction or accreditation?

If yes, please provide relevant documentation the technician needs to complete ahead of site visit.

Is the site contact person is someone who

  • Has authority to sign off on the installation
  • Understands what is required
  • Knows where the ONT is or will be terminated
  • Can provide the technician access to complete the scope and install

If not, please ensure the site contact arranges this with the building manager and/or property manager on scheduled dates

Can scope and/or install be completed during business hours?

If not, please advise preferred timings, if you require after hours support or a hot cutover? *We cannot commit to specific timings best efforts will be made to accommodate.

Does the customer have any site-specific requirements we should be aware of ahead of site visit? *e.g. Is a stand over required or is there a deadline for this site? If yes, please provide the date and outline the consequences of missing it.

Is security required on site?

  • Are there any special requirements that need to be met prior to site visit?
  • Is coordination of technician and security required?
  • Is a site escort required?

If yes, please arrange in line with scheduled install dates

Health & Safety induction

A health and safety induction is a process that introduces workers and visitors to site safety requirements before they enter the premises. Please let us know if this needs to be completed prior to the scheduled appointment and what is required.

Accreditation

Technician may need to obtain official approval to access these site, please clearly advise what these are ahead of scheduled date.

ONT

An ONT, or Optical Network Terminal, is often called a "fibre box." It connects the fibre optic cable from the street to the router, acting as a bridge between the Chorus fibre network and broadband service.

Hot cutover

Hot cutover refers to a migration strategy where the transition from an old connection to a new one happens in a single, uninterrupted event.

Stand over

A person who needs to over see the ONT or Fibre Box installation.