Access Consultants
Our accredited access consultants offer practical and objective advice on the provision of access for people with disabilities Australia-wide. Access consultants work in partnership with property owners and tenants, planners, architects, building contractors to resolve access issues, and health professionals who assist people with disabilities.
Our technical staff of ACAA accredited access consultants are construction industry leaders with expert knowledge of the Building Codes of Australia (BCA) the Disability Discrimination Act and the Access to Premises Standard.
Access Consultancy Services
- Access Consulting
- Audit existing buildings
- DA Planning, Design and CC Construction reviews
- OC Occupancy Certificate Certification
- Disability Action Plans
- Regulatory and document reviews
- Safety in Design, Sepp 65 and OH&S risk matrix
- Premises Standard Audit Review and Verification
Often requested tasks and services:
- Home Modification Design for people with disability
- Home Modifications following road trauma
- Aged Care Facility Certification Reports
- Strata Title Access Design and Reviews
- Health & Aged Care Facility Design
- Occupational Health and Safety OHS reports
- Workplace Architecture, return to work and workplace modifications
- Policy research and regulatory reviews
Aged Care, Mental Health and Healthcare
We have qualifications in Architecture, Access and OH&S and are well placed to provide your project team with an integrated compliance solution. We work in partnership with FM, planners, architects, and builders to resolve access and OH&S issues in context with the design and in consultation with the health professionals who assist people with disabilities.
We have in-depth experience on health care and aged care projects and offer expert advice on the building Code of Australia (BCA) the disability discrimination Act (DDA), the aged care and Health Care Standards and Model Workplace Health and Safety (WHS / OHS) codes and standards applicable in each Australian State and Territory.
Locations & Careers
Originally servicing the Sydney, Central Coast, Canberra and Newcastle regions, Arqua has expanded through our partner network to include nodes in all Australian state and urban centres. We are presently expanding to accommodate demand for our risk and WHS services; for careers with Arqua please refer to the Careers tab above
Welcoming Sydney & Newcastle to our Service Regions
For Sydney Call: 0433 633 712
Spring 2011
Good-Access Good-Karma.
In this edition of Access News is a plain English guide to the new access laws for developers and construction teams.
For Builders: The key difference between a home renovator and a commercial builder doing Class 2 to 9 construction is the ability to project- manage advice from a diverse consulting team including Fire, Section J and Access Consultants. This bulletin will improve your understanding of working with Access consultants through simple realistic simulations of the codes in practice. More…
PCA / Access ...A Battle of Conflict!
The question arising out of the rush into access by certifiers is why would the development team need an access consultant as well as a BCA consultant?
Shouldn’t the BCA consultants have identified and resolved access issues, after all the Access Code is now within the BCA and is designed to reduce compliance and exposure to claims. Following the introduction of the Premises Standard there should be less Access Consultants. More…
Unjustifiable Hardship
The Premises Standards have recognised that there may be exceptional circumstances where there are practical constraints to complying with the access provisions. The DDA provides limited concessions and exception where avoiding discrimination would impose unjustifiable hardship. More…
More in this Edition
- Existing Building no Changes More…
- Upgrading in response to a complaint More…
- Upgrade Plan More…
- Alt-adds Completed to the Access to Premises Standard (APS) More…
- Alt Adds affecting the existing building More…
- Lessees Concession More…
- Works to which the BCA and APS do not apply More…
- Unjustifiable Hardship More…
