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Fire Evacuation Diagrams (AS 3745:2010)

Fully compliant, clear evacuation plans formatted strictly to Australian Standards to ensure site safety and legal peace of mind.

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What is included

What is an AS 3745 evacuation diagram?

AS 3745:2010 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities is the Australian Standard that governs how evacuation diagrams are produced, displayed and maintained. A compliant diagram shows the reader where they are, the route out, where the assembly area is, and where the emergency equipment sits.

The failures found repeatedly during WHS inspections are consistent: no north point, warden intercom phones left off the diagram, no designated assembly area marked, diagrams not drawn to scale, and diagrams left in place after a fitout changed the floor layout. Every diagram Polar Studio produces addresses those points as standard.

AS 3745:2010 compliance — produced to the Australian Standard for planning for emergencies in facilities
Clear egress paths — exits, routes and assembly areas marked and legible under pressure
Safety equipment mapping — extinguishers, hose reels, AEDs and warden intercom points
Fast delivery — typical turnaround of 48 to 72 hours for most buildings

Fire evacuation diagram showing egress routes and assembly area on a floor plan

How it works

Our process

Brief & files

You send the current floor plans and confirm the assembly area, the emergency equipment locations and the building orientation. Where plans are unavailable we can measure on site.

Scope & quote

We confirm the number of levels and diagram locations required and return a fixed quote with a delivery date.

Production

Diagrams are drafted to AS 3745:2010 with egress routes, assembly area, north point and all emergency equipment mapped to their current positions.

Review & delivery

You check the draft against the building, we action any corrections, and print-ready files are issued for display.

Compliance

Standards we work to

AS 3745:2010

Planning for emergencies in facilities

BCA Section E

Services and equipment for fire safety

What you receive

Deliverables & formats

Print-ready PDF diagrams

Supplied at the display size you need, ready to send straight to a printer or signage supplier.

Editable source files

Native .dwg files retained so future fitout changes can be updated quickly rather than redrawn.

One diagram per display location

Each diagram oriented to the position it will be mounted in, as the standard requires.

Revision-ready set

Files structured so an update after a fitout is a change to the existing set, not a new job from scratch.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What do you need from me to produce evacuation diagrams?

Send the current floor plans in any format, confirm where the designated assembly area is, and mark the locations of extinguishers, hose reels, AEDs and warden intercom points. If you do not have current plans, we can carry out an on-site measure instead.

How long does it take?

Typical turnaround is 48 to 72 hours for most buildings from receipt of current floor plans. Larger or multi-level sites take longer and the delivery date is confirmed in writing with the quote.

How much does an evacuation diagram cost?

Pricing depends on the number of levels, the number of display locations and whether current floor plans exist. Send the building details and we will return a fixed quote rather than an hourly estimate.

When am I legally required to update a diagram?

AS 3745:2010 requires diagrams to be reviewed and updated whenever a material change is made to the facility. That threshold is lower than most people assume: a new partition, a relocated exit or extinguisher, a changed assembly area or a new tenancy all trigger the obligation.

What happens if my diagram is out of date during an inspection?

State WHS regulators treat an out-of-date diagram as a compliance failure and check the diagram against the physical floor plan. Under the NSW WHS Regulation 2025, SafeWork NSW can issue on-the-spot fines for certain breaches without first issuing an improvement notice.

Can you produce diagrams if we have no floor plans at all?

Yes. We carry out an on-site measured survey and draft the floor plan first, then produce the evacuation diagrams from it. You keep the measured floor plan as an editable file, which is useful for any future fitout work.

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