· Why aedile
Built From Experience.
Designed For The
Occupier.
aedile was created independently by Derek James, a Queensland firefighter with more than 16 years of operational experience.
Across community safety work and Maintenance Inspection Report (MIR) inspections of buildings, one problem appeared again and again: the people responsible for a building's fire safety record were often the people least supported to manage it.
Fire safety was rarely their primary role. It had simply been added to everything else they were already expected to do.
Founder, aedile
Queensland Firefighter
16+ Years Operational Experience
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The Problem Was Never A Lack Of Responsibility.
It Was A Lack Of Visibility.
In most buildings, fire safety is handed to an owner, manager or staff member who already has a full-time role. They see contractors attending the building. They receive service reports, certificates and emails. But the full record is rarely ever in one place.
Years can pass between formal inspections. Requirements fall out of view, staff training becomes overdue, evacuation plans age and missing records go unnoticed. Then an inspection is scheduled - and the occupier has to find years of paperwork, contact multiple contractors and close gaps that may have existed for months.
In most buildings, the record lives on paper, in inboxes and in folders on someone's desk. It is your defence - if you can produce it. A record you cannot produce may as well not exist.
02
Built For The Side
That Was Missing.
Contractors have software to manage their work. The occupier has the responsibility. That gap is why aedile exists - an independent system for managing the fire safety record of each building, regardless of which contractor performs the work.
Independent By Design.
Contractors come and go. The building does not. aedile is contractor-agnostic: change contractors without losing history, rebuilding records or becoming dependent on another portal. The record stays with the building and in the occupier's account, not a contractor's portal.
03
Why I Built It.
For years, I saw the same situation during MIR inspections of buildings.
I kept thinking there had to be a better way.
Modern tools finally made that possible.
From the beginning, the goal was simple:
- Remove friction wherever possible
- Make responsibilities easier to understand
- Make gaps easier to identify
- Make contractor follow-up easier
- Make the whole record easier to produce
aedile is a private business and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Queensland Fire Department.
Keeping a fire safety record shouldn't be this hard. I built aedile to make it easier for owners and occupiers, by gathering the pieces into one place.
04
Technology With
Clear Boundaries.
A clear partnership between smart technology and the people who know the building best.
aedile uses technology to handle the heavy lifting of records, so you can focus on informed decisions and taking the right action.
aedile Handles the Record.
- Read: Organises the records you provide.
- Track: Monitors dates, renewals, history and outstanding actions.
- Surface: Shows what is missing, overdue or inconsistent.
People Remain Responsible.
- Verify: Confirm the work, documents and training are genuine.
- Review: Check the information surfaced by aedile.
- Decide: Take action and retain final responsibility for the record.
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Confidence Comes
From The Record.
When your fire safety record is clear, complete and under your control, you can act with confidence.
- Know Where Things Stand: A single view of your fire safety record.
- See What Is Missing: Spot gaps before they become problems.
- Know What Needs Attention: Prioritise what matters and take action.
- Keep Control of the Record: Reduce risk and stay in control.