Nathan Semos

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Nathan Semos is Chief Operating Officer at Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA Australia). Starting his career as a building surveyor, Nathan has also spent more than a decade managing essential safety measures for property services and advisory firms across all sectors of the fire protection industry. Nathan holds qualifications in architecture, building surveying and performance-based building and fire codes.

Issue 76 - January 2021

Residential sprinklers are the new standard

Australia’s population is growing, adding around 400,000 people per year to our suburbs and towns. This has led to a shift in the construction of residential buildings away from stand-alone dwellings on the traditional quarter-acre block to medium- and high-density…

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Issue 75

The opportunity of reform

Industry involvement in fire-safety reforms will undoubtedly deliver better results for all. Fire-sector reform is definitely popular at the moment, with an increasing focus on regulatory improvement, greater compliance and accountability. Following high-profile incidents such as the cladding-related fires in…

Fire protection work is an essential service that needs to be continued even during the pandemic.

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Dealing with the challenges of conducting fire-protection work in Australia during COVID-19

We are living in unprecedented times, with COVID-19 gripping communities across the globe. Shutdowns, restrictions and social distancing have changed the nature of business and created uncertainty for every industry. In Australia, the Commonwealth Government has led a National Cabinet…