Australian Standards
Here's the latest on fire protection-related standards building
developed at Standards
Australia:
FP-002 Fire Detection
and Alarm Systems
Public comment on the AS 1670.6 revision closed on Friday, 24
September, 2021.
The revision of AS 3786 (an adoption, with modification, of ISO
12239) is still awaiting resolution of the combined procedure
(public comment and committee ballot).
FP-004 Automatic fire
sprinkler installations
Progress continues on the revision of AS 2118.6.
FP-018 Fire
Safety
Progress continues on the revisions of AS 1530.1 (Combustibility
test) and AS 1530.4 (Fire-resistance tests).
FP-020 Construction in
Bushfire Prone Areas
Progress continues on the new handbook for "Maintenance of
construction in bushfire-prone areas" (SA HB 208).
FP-022 Fire Protection
of Mobile and Transportable Equipment
Public comment on AS 5062 is currently being reviewed by the
committee.
LG-011
Photoluminescent Exit Signage
Public comment on the draft new Australian Standard AS 5358.1.1,
Photoluminescent exit signage: Product Specification,
Installation, and Operation is still yet to be
resolved.
As an interim measure, a Technical Specification (SA TS 5367,
Hybrid photoluminescent signage - Product specification,
installation and operation) has been proposed.
Updated Sprinkler Technical Specifications
FPA Australia continues to await the outcome of the ABCB
processes for adoption of the updated Sprinkler Technical
Specifications - FPAA101D revision and FPAA101H amendment - in the
NCC 2022. The outcome is expected to be confirmed shortly.
To view the public comment drafts (and to get some background on
the key changes in these updates), see
here.