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MAINTENANCE OF SAFETY MEASURES, EQUIPMENT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY

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Handbook: Maintenance of Safety Measures, Equipment and Energy Efficiency Installations 2015

Important Notice and Disclaimer The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) and the participating Governments are committed to enhancing the availability and dissemination of information relating to the built environment. Where appropriate, the ABCB seeks to develop non-regulatory solutions to building-related issues.

This Handbook Maintenance of Safety Measures, Equipment and Energy Efficiency Installations (the Handbook) is provided for general information only and should not be taken as providing specific advice on any issue. In particular, this Handbook is not mandatory or regulatory in nature. Rather, it is designed to assist in making information on this topic readily available.

However, neither the ABCB, the participating Governments, nor the groups which have endorsed or been involved in the development of the Handbook, accept any responsibility for the use of the information contained in the Handbook and make no guarantee or representation whatsoever that the information is an exhaustive treatment of the subject matters contained therein or is complete, accurate, up-to-date or reliable for any particular purpose.

The ABCB, the participating Governments and groups which have endorsed or been involved in the development of the Handbook expressly disclaim all liability for any loss, damage, injury or other consequence, howsoever caused (including without limitation by way of negligence) which may arise directly or indirectly from use of, or reliance on, this Handbook.

Users should exercise their own skill and care with respect to their use of this Handbook and should obtain appropriate independent professional advice on any specific issues concerning them.

In particular, and to avoid doubt, the use of this Handbook does not–

• guarantee acceptance or accreditation of a design, material or building solution by any entity authorised to do so under any law;

• mean that a design, material or building solution complies with the National Construction Code (NCC); or

• absolve the user from complying with any Local, State, Territory or Australian Government legal requirements.

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Preface The Inter-Government Agreement (IGA) that governs the ABCB places a strong emphasis on reducing reliance on regulation, including consideration of non-regulatory alternatives such as non-mandatory Handbooks.

This Handbook is one of a series produced by the ABCB. The series of Handbooks is being developed in response to comments and concerns expressed by government, industry and the community that relate to the built environment. The topics of Handbooks expand on areas of existing regulation or relate to topics which have, for a variety of reasons, been deemed inappropriate for regulation. The aim of the Handbooks is to provide construction industry participants with non-mandatory advice and guidance on specific topics.

Maintenance of Safety Measures, Equipment and Energy Efficiency Installations has been identified as an issue that requires consistent uniform guidance.

This Handbook has been developed to foster an understanding of the importance of maintenance in achieving building outcomes and highlight the existence of specific requirements in relevant State and Territory legislation. This Handbook addresses the issues in generic terms, and is not a document that sets out specific standards, schedules or competencies. It is expected that this Handbook will be used to gain an appreciation of the common principles and locate specific criteria through references contained herein.

This Handbook was first published in 2014 and was revised in 2015. Minor editorial changes were made to this document in 2016 to ensure currency with NCC 2016.

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction............................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background to Building Maintenance and the BCA ........................... 1

1.2 Scope ................................................................................................. 2

1.3 Limitations .......................................................................................... 3

1.4 Other handbooks by the ABCB .......................................................... 3

2 Definition of Terms ................................................................................... 4 3 Maintenance Obligations ......................................................................... 5

3.1 What is Building Maintenance? .......................................................... 5

3.2 Performance Solutions ....................................................................... 6

3.3 Access for Building Maintenance ....................................................... 6

3.4 Important References for Maintenance of Building Measures ............ 7

4 Safety Measure Installations ................................................................... 8

4.1 Introduction to Safety Measure Installations ...................................... 8

4.2 Scope of Maintenance – Safety Installations ..................................... 8

4.3 Performance of Safety Installations.................................................... 8

4.4 Standards Commonly Used for Maintenance of Safety Installations .. 9

4.5 Other Standards ............................................................................... 10

5 Equipment ............................................................................................... 11

5.1 Mechanical Ventilation and Heated Water, Warm Water and Cooling Water Systems ................................................................................. 11

6 Energy Efficiency Installations .............................................................. 12

6.1 Introduction to Energy Efficiency Installations .................................. 12

6.2 Scope of Maintenance – Energy Efficiency Installations .................. 12

6.3 Performance of Energy Efficiency Installations ................................ 12

6.4 Standards Used for Maintenance of Energy Efficiency Installations 13

6.5 Other Documents ............................................................................. 13

Appendix A: State’s and Territory’s Relevant Legislation ....................................... 15

Appendix B: Standard of Performance for Safety Installations .............................. 17

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1 Introduction Reminder:

This Handbook is not mandatory or regulatory in nature and compliance with it will not necessarily discharge a user's legal obligations. The Handbook should only be read and used subject to, and in conjunction with, the general disclaimer at page ii.

The Handbook also needs to be read in conjunction with relevant State and Territory legislation. It is written in generic terms and it is not intended that the content of the Handbook counteract or conflict with the legislative requirements, any references in legal documents, any guidance issued by the State’s or Territory’s building Administration – bodies with statutory responsibility for the administration and enforcement of Building Acts and Regulation in each jurisdiction – or any directives by the Building Control Authority.

1.1 Background to Building Maintenance and the BCA

Since the inception of a performance based Building Code of Australia (BCA) in 1996, the obligation to maintain building measures to ensure their ongoing performance has been expressed through the inclusion of Performance Statements in the BCA through Section I – Maintenance. However, obligations to ensure ‘proper performance’ have existed in some State’s and Territory’s relevant legislation for much longer; some since as early as 1945.

The introduction of performance based building regulation also brought a desire to develop national maintenance requirements and in early 2000, work was undertaken to recognise the specific obligations imposed by State’s and Territory’s relevant legislation in the BCA. The relevant Deemed-to-Satisfy (DtS) Provisions, or ‘what’ needs to be maintained, were first identified in Section I of BCA 2004. A number of administrative issues on which maintenance standards and schedules relied were not considered as being appropriate for inclusion in the BCA. Issues such as competencies of personnel, monitoring, reporting and auditing of servicing and maintenance systems were not included at this time. The BCA therefore did not prescribe ‘how to maintain’ building measures and jurisdictional approaches continued to apply and evolve individually in relevant legislation and Australian Standards.

As the requirements of Section I remained general in nature – directing users to the relevant DtS Provisions to be used for determining compliance and not prescribing methods, or frequency for which building measures need to be maintained – most jurisdictions chose to replicate or supplement the Section I requirements.

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Due to the limited scope for the application of Section I, the ABCB decided to remove maintenance from NCC Volume One and Performance Requirement JP2 and Part J8.2 from Volume One in NCC 2015 and in its place, provide guidance via this information Handbook. This approach is considered better able to recognise the role of State’s and Territory’s specific requirements and assist in clarifying the relationship between the NCC and post construction obligations, beyond the initial certification of a building.

For consistency with the approach adopted for access for maintenance of structural or fire safety systems, general reference for the need for maintenance is now reflected in Part A2.2 of NCC Volume One to recognise the broader role designers play in achieving maintainable designs.

Reminder:

The removal of Section I from the BCA does not change or diminish obligations to maintain buildings to ensure ongoing performance in accordance with the general requirement where expressed through State’s or Territory’s relevant legislation. See Appendix A.

1.2 Scope

In a building context, the term maintenance is used to describe a broad range of activities including those associated with the convenience or aesthetics of a building or its components such as painting and decorating, repair/replacement of luminaires used in task lighting. While these activities may be seen as essential to the needs of a business or building user, they are outside the scope of this Handbook.

This Handbook is intended to provide guidance to building industry participants on the role of maintenance in ensuring that building measures required by the National Construction Code (NCC) continue to perform to the level they were originally required to achieve.

The Handbook outlines standards commonly used for maintenance purposes and while it does not prescribe specific requirements, it provides links to State’s and Territory’s relevant legislation which should be consulted to determine the extent to which obligations apply.

For information on maintaining a plumbing installation, the relevant requirements are contained in Volume Three of the NCC – the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA), or for work undertaken in Western Australia, the relevant legislation.



Reminder:

The scope of maintenance obligations may vary depending on the jurisdiction a building is located in or when it was constructed. In NSW, maintenance obligations extend to Class 1b buildings, and Tasmania’s relevant legislation requires the maintenance of energy efficiency installations. Therefore the relevant legislation of the State or Territory where a building is located should be consulted to determine the scope to which maintenance requirements apply.

1.3 Limitations

This Handbook is not intended to:

• override or replace any legal rights, responsibilities or requirements; or

• provide users with the specifics of the NCC.

This Handbook is intended to make users aware of relevant legislation that may affect them, not exactly what is required by that relevant legislation. If users determine that relevant legislation may apply to them, the relevant legislation should be read to determine the specifics of the provision.

1.4 Other handbooks by the ABCB

The ABCB has produced a range of Handbooks and other educational material relating to topics associated with the NCC. They can be downloaded from the ABCB website.


http://www.abcb.gov.au/


2 Definition of Terms Where the following terms are italicised in this document, the definitions below apply:

Building measure means the building component, system, measure or strategy required to meet the Performance Requirements of the NCC Volume One.

Building Solution means a solution which complies with the Performance Requirements and is a– (a) Performance Solution; or (b) Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution; or (c) combination of (a) and (b)

Deemed-to-Satisfy (DtS) Provision means provisions which are deemed to satisfy with the Performance Requirements.

Objective means a statement related to the Performance Requirement considered to reflect community expectations.

Performance Requirement means a requirement which states the level of performance which a Performance Solution or Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution must meet.

Performance Solution means a method of complying with the Performance Requirements other than by a Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution.

Required means required to satisfy a Performance Requirement or a Deemed-to-Satisfy Provision of the BCA as appropriate.

Relevant Legislation means the relevant Acts and Regulations applicable to the building in the State or Territory.

Services means a mechanical or electrical system that uses energy to provide air-conditioning, mechanical ventilation, heated water supply, artificial lighting, vertical transport and the like within a building.

Safety measure means any measure (including an item of equipment, form of construction or safety strategy) required to ensure the safety of persons using the building.



3 Maintenance Obligations

3.1 What is Building Maintenance?

For the purpose of this Handbook, the term ‘maintenance’ is used to describe those activities required to ensure the ongoing performance of building measures, which includes safety measures, or equipment and energy efficiency installations required to meet the Performance Requirements of the BCA.

In this context, maintenance can be considered as a reference to activities including:

• monitoring

• reporting

• repair/replacement or

• testing,

associated with ensuring building measures, are capable of performing to a standard no less than that which they were originally required to achieve. That is to say, the objectives expressed through the relevant legislation that applied at the time of a building’s approval continue to be achieved over the life of the building – regardless of age.

For new buildings, the BCA Objectives1 outline the community’s expectations of buildings, which are met through compliance with the BCA’s mandatory Performance Requirements. For example, building measures are intended to safeguard building occupants from illness, injury (life safety) and loss of amenity throughout the life of a building. Air-handling systems are installed to ensure an adequate level of indoor air quality and to control the accumulation of harmful contamination. The energy efficiency requirements are intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although installed with different objectives, commonly these systems require maintenance to ensure an ongoing performance and those community expectations are fulfilled.

The BCA applies Performance Requirements to buildings based on use and in recognition of the risks to occupants. The scope of maintenance required will, to a large extent, depend on the nature of the building, the extent to which building measures are required by the BCA and any Performance Solution used in the design.

1 Objectives can be found in The Guide to Volume One.



3.2 Performance Solutions

Where Performance Solutions are proposed to meet the Performance Requirements of the BCA, careful consideration should also be given to the design’s reliance on maintenance and the applicability of standards commonly applied for maintenance purposes. The development of specific maintenance documentation and reference to manufacturer’s specifications may also be required to confirm the suitability of an alternative design subject to the State’s and Territory’s relevant legislation (see Appendix A).

3.3 Access for Building Maintenance

Generally, Building Solutions require some level of maintenance to continue to meet the NCC Performance Requirements. Therefore good design and configuration should facilitate access for maintenance consistent with the frequency and type of maintenance required to be undertaken.

A2.2 Suitability of Materials in NCC Volume One includes a general requirement that access for maintenance be considered in recognition that the suitability of materials and construction play a role in ensuring designs are able to be maintained.

A number of NCC referenced documents also express requirements for the purpose of maintaining a building’s installations including:

AS 1668.2 The use of ventilation and air-conditioning in buildings (Mechanical ventilation in buildings)

AS 1668.2 requires that “safe and convenient access for maintenance be provided to all air filter installations”.

AS/NZS 3666.1 Air-handling and water systems of buildings – microbiological control (Design, installation and commissioning)

AS/NZS 3666.1 requires access for installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance to plant, equipment and components covered by the standard and refers to a number of other Australian Standards to achieve safe access including:

• AS 1470 Health and safety at work

• AS 1657 Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders

• AS/NZS 1892.1 Portable ladders

• AS/NZS 2865 Confined spaces.



3.4 Important References for Maintenance of Building Measures

Care should be taken to ensure that State’s and Territory’s relevant legislation are satisfied, as maintenance requirements differ. In many jurisdictions, maintenance provisions form an integral part of the preliminary design and building approval process, while in others maintenance is covered through additional regulations and legislation outside the building approval process. It is important to ensure all parties understand future maintenance obligations before the building has been constructed.

Unless the means of clarifying the standards of performance are specified through the relevant legislation (See Appendix A), the Tables in Appendix B may be used to determine the standard of performance that equipment and safety measures should continue to achieve by referencing the corresponding BCA provisions.



4 Safety Measure Installations

4.1 Introduction to Safety Measure Installations

Class 2 to 9 buildings and some Class 1b buildings are required to include safety measures or forms of construction to ensure that people are protected from illness, injury and loss of amenity. Installations comprising active or passive systems provide protection from the risks of fire, and require adequate maintenance in order to be effective throughout the life of a building.

Reminder:

The scope of safety measures subject to maintenance obligations may vary depending on the State or Territory that a building is located in or when it was constructed. Therefore the relevant legislation should be consulted to determine the scope to which maintenance of safety measures applies.

4.2 Scope of Maintenance – Safety Installations

Safety measures include but are not limited to those required by the BCA for:

• Fire integrity

• Means of egress

• Signs and lighting

• Fire-fighting services and equipment

• Air handling systems

• Automatic fire detection and alarm

• Occupant warning

• Lifts

• Standby power supply

• Building clearance and fire brigade appliances

• Bushfire protection

• Mechanical ventilation

4.3 Performance of Safety Installations

Due to the importance of safety measures in ensuring that occupants are protected from the risks in a building, relevant legislation generally requires that safety measures be



capable of performing to a standard not less than that which they were originally required to achieve.

Tables 1.1 to 1.13 at Appendix B reference the corresponding provisions of Volume One of the BCA, and unless the means of clarifying the standard of performance is stated through a State’s and Territory’s relevant legislation (see Appendix A), Tables at Appendix B may be used to determine the standard of performance that safety measures are required to achieve.

4.4 Standards Commonly Used for Maintenance of Safety Installations

A number of Standards are produced with the objective of providing technical detail to satisfy maintenance obligations. While not primary NCC referenced documents, these are recognised by some jurisdictions as a means of satisfying maintenance obligations in the areas of fire safety and public health.

Reminder:

State’s and Territory’s relevant legislation should be consulted to determine if any competencies, maintenance schedules or specific standards are adopted for the purpose of undertaking maintenance.

AS 1851 Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment

Maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment is intended to provide a systematic and uniform basis for administering inspection, testing, preventive maintenance and survey programs applicable to fire safety to ensure its reliability in-service.

This standard also provides an administrative record and report keeping framework, which may assist in satisfying reporting obligations established under some jurisdiction’s legislative systems.

AS/NZS 2293.2 Emergency evacuation lighting for buildings – inspection and maintenance

This Standard is intended to ensure emergency lighting and exit signs installed in accordance with standards in the AS/NZS 2293 suite are maintained in a state of readiness.



4.5 Other Standards

A number of documents adopted by reference through the DtS Provisions of the BCA (including Australian Standards), which are used to provide the technical detail for designing and constructing buildings, contain requirements for maintenance. Where these relate to specific systems or elements such as lifts and elevators, consideration should be given to their application.



5 Equipment

5.1 Mechanical Ventilation and Heated Water, Warm Water and Cooling Water Systems

5.1.1 Introduction to Maintenance to Prevent Biological Contamination

The uninhibited growth of microbiological contaminants in heated water, warm water and cooling systems can lead to the spread of diseases such as Legionnaires disease. States and Territories, often through health or workplace safety legislation, generally impose monitoring and maintenance obligations on mechanical ventilation and heated water, warm water and cooling water systems in installations2. While the relevant legislation differs between jurisdictions, generally maintenance is at the cornerstone of minimising the risks associated with microbiological control. Owners may be required to develop a risk management plan that details the steps to be taken when undertaking maintenance, service and testing of cooling towers.

5.1.2 Standards Commonly Adopted for Maintenance of Air-Handling and Heated Water, Warm Water and Cooling Water Systems

AS 3666.2 Air-handling and water systems of buildings—Microbial control Part 2: Operation and maintenance

This standard sets out the procedures for the operation and maintenance of air handling and water systems of buildings for the purposes of microbial control. It is referred to by the relevant legislation in most States and Territories as an essential standard for undertaking maintenance of these systems.

2 Other than a system only serving a single sole-occupancy unit in a Class 2 or 3 building or Class 4 part of a building



6 Energy Efficiency Installations

6.1 Introduction to Energy Efficiency Installations

Typically, the fabric of Class 2 to 9 buildings and their services are required to have features that facilitate the efficient use of energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These include installations that may comprise active or passive systems and components. To facilitate the efficient use of energy over the life of the building, these components require adequate maintenance and suitable access to be provided in order for maintenance to be effective.

6.2 Scope of Maintenance – Energy Efficiency Installations

Energy efficiency installations are plant, equipment and components required by the BCA including:

• Adjustable or motorised shading devices

• Time switches and motion detectors

• Room temperature thermostats

• Plant thermostats

• Motorised air dampers and control valves

• Reflectors, lenses and diffusers of light fittings

• Heat transfer equipment

• Plant using energy from an on-site renewable source or reclaimed process energy.

While this list is not exhaustive it is based on the BCA defined term for services. However, access for maintenance should be facilitated to all energy efficiency equipment installed under Section J of NCC Volume One that relies on maintenance to continue to perform.

6.3 Performance of Energy Efficiency Installations

Adequate maintenance of a building’s services is essential to ensure that they continue to operate no less efficiently than the level originally required. In turn, efficient operation will reduce energy consumption.

Most relevant legislation does not specify a particular standard or maintenance regime for energy efficiency installations, allowing a wide range of options. To assist, documented advice should be obtained from appropriate professionals, including



recognised trade literature clarifying the requirements for the services, plant and components installed in the building.

With regard to the required standard of performance, information on necessary maintenance needed can be obtained from manufacturers of the individual components making up a building’s services.

Design alert: How do I know what services require maintenance?

It is suggested that an itemised list of all services requiring maintenance be included with the building approval documentation provided to the owner. Design performance levels, such as required flow rates for ventilation, should also be specified in the building approval documentation. The importance of maintenance emphasises the necessity of ensuring that the design parameters of services are clearly expressed and documented so that future owners are aware of the performance required to be achieved.

6.4 Standards Used for Maintenance of Energy Efficiency Installations

The provision of access for maintenance for air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation systems is discussed in two Australian Standards, AS 1668.2 and AS/NZS 3666.1.

6.5 Other Documents

DA19 HVAC&R Maintenance Application Manual (AIRAH)

Suitable maintenance regimes may be obtained from industry references such as the AIRAH (Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heating) document “HVAC & R Maintenance Application Manual – DA19”. This provides a comprehensive, easily understood manual on the maintenance of many services addressed in Section J of the NCC and accordingly is an important reference text.



Figure 1 AIRAH DA 19 HVAC&R Maintenance Application Manual

Guide to Best Practice Maintenance & Operation of HVAC Systems for Energy Efficiency (DCCEE)

The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE) published a Guide to Best Practice Maintenance & Operation of HVAC Systems for Energy Efficiency. This guideline offers advice on maintaining performance and efficiencies and highlights the value of continuous monitoring and ongoing maintenance to achieve energy efficiency goals.



Appendix A: State’s and Territory’s Relevant Legislation The scope of maintenance in States and Territories and the standards and schedules that are applied can vary. The information below includes links to further specific maintenance requirements of each State and Territory:

New South Wales

The ongoing performance of essential fire safety measures serving Class 1b-9 buildings is regulated by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000.

http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au

The maintenance of mechanical ventilation and hot water, warm water and cooling water systems, for the purposes of public health is regulated in the Public Health Regulation 2012, under the Public Health Act 2010.

http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au

Australian Capital Territory

Ongoing building maintenance in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Jervis Bay Territory is regulated primarily by legislation covering public health, work safety, emergencies, and lifts (elevators). Other legislation and that of the Commonwealth may also apply in addition to, or instead of, ACT laws in certain circumstances.

ACT laws are available at: www.legislation.act.gov.au.

Victoria

For information on maintenance of essential safety measures in Victoria, refer to statutory rules Building Regulations 2006 – Section 12.

http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au

www.buildingcommission.com.au

Western Australia

Western Australia (WA) has consolidated Section I Performance Requirements into its Building Regulations. This highlights that building measures are required to remain capable of performing to a standard not less than that that they were originally required to achieve.


http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/maintop/view/inforce/subordleg+557+2000+cd+0+N

http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/viewtop/inforce/subordleg+311+2012+cd+0+N/?dq=Regulations%20under%20Public%20Health%20Act%202010%20No%20127

http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/

http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/

http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/8508/PN_2007_23.pdf


There are provisions in other WA legislation which contain maintenance requirements for certain buildings such as the Health (Public Buildings) Regulations 1992 for public buildings.

Queensland

Queensland has specific requirements relating to the commissioning and maintenance of fire safety installations in buildings. The Queensland Development Code (QDC) Mandatory Part 6.1 – Commissioning and Maintenance of Fire Safety Installations and supporting information can be viewed here: www.hpw.qld.gov.au

Tasmania

The relevant Tasmanian Building Act and Regulations relating to essential maintenance can be found at:

• www.thelaw.tas.gov.au

• http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/building/regulation/building_maintenance

Additional documents relating to essential maintenance including:

• The Directors Specified List (Schedules 4, 5 & 6)

• Approved Form 46, Maintenance Schedule - Prescribed Features and Measures

• Approved Form 56, Annual Maintenance Statement

Are available from: www.justice.tas.gov.au/building/publications

Northern Territory

www.pfes.nt.gov.au/Fire-and-Rescue/Publications-and-forms

South Australia

www.legislation.sa.gov.au

www.sa.gov.au/topics


http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/

http://www.hpw.qld.gov.au/construction/BuildingPlumbing/Building/BuildingLawsCodes/QueenslandDevelopmentCode/Pages/QueenslandDevelopmentCodeCurrentParts.aspx

http://www.thelaw.tas.gov.au/

http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/building/regulation/building_maintenance

http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/building/publications

http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/Fire-and-Rescue/Publications-and-forms.aspx

http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/R/DEVELOPMENT%20REGULATIONS%202008.aspx

http://www.sa.gov.au/topics/housing-property-and-land/building-and-development/residential-building-regulations/building-rules-regulations-and-information/technical-building-standards-and-rules/the-south-australian-housing-code-and-minister-s-specification


Appendix B: Standard of Performance for Safety Installations The following tables refer to the corresponding NCC Volume One provisions for safety measures.

Reminder:

The BCA is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures throughout Australia whilst allowing for variations in climate and geological conditions that result in variations and additions to the code requirements. Regard should be had for these variances when determining the level of performance building measures are required to achieve. See Appendix A.

The relevant legislation of States and Territories should also be consulted to determine if the means of clarifying the standards of performance are stipulated for the purpose of undertaking maintenance.

Table 1.1 - Building Fire Integrity

Safety measure NCC Volume One provisions for determining standard of performance

Building elements required to satisfy prescribed fire-resistance levels

Section C D1.12

Materials and assemblies required to have fire hazard properties

C1.10

Elements required to be non-combustible, provide fire protection, compartmentation or separation

C2.5 to C2.14, C3.3, C3.11 D1.7, D1.8 E1.3 G3.4

Wall-wetting sprinklers (including doors and windows required in conjunction with wall-wetting sprinklers)

C3.4, C3.8, C3.11 D1.7, D1.8 G3.8

Fire doors (including sliding fire doors and their associated warning systems) and associated self-closing, automatic closing and latching mechanisms

C2.12, C2.13, C3.4 to C3.8, C3.10 C3.11 D1.7, D1.8, D1.12

Fire windows (including windows that are automatic or permanently fixed in the closed position)

C3.4, C3.5, C3.11 D1.7, D1.8




Fire shutters C3.4, C3.5 D1.7, D1.8

Solid core doors and associated self-closing, automatic closing and latching mechanisms

C3.11

Fire protection at service penetrations through elements required to be fire-resisting with respect to integrity or insulation, or to have a resistance to the incipient spread of fire

C3.12, C3.13, C3.15

Fire protection associated with construction joints, spaces and the like in and between building elements required to be fire-resisting with respect to integrity and insulation

C3.16

Smoke doors and associated self-closing, automatic closing and latching mechanisms

Specification C2.5 D2.6

Proscenium walls (including proscenium curtains)

H1.3

Table 1.2 - Means of Egress


Paths of travel to exits D1.6

Discharge from exits (including paths of travel from open spaces to the public roads to which they are connected)

D1.7, D1.9 to D1.11, D2.12 G4.3, G4.6, G4.7

Exits (including fire-isolated stairways and ramps, non-fire-isolated stairways and ramps, stair treads, balustrades and handrails associated with exits, and fire-isolated passageways)

D2.2, D2.3, D2.8 to D2.11, D2.13, D2.16, D2.17

Smoke lobbies to fire-isolated exits D1.7, D2.6

Open access ramps or balconies for fire-isolated exits

D2.19 to D2.23




Doors (other than fire or smoke doors) in a required exit, forming part of a required exit or in a path of travel to a required exit, and associated self-closing, automatic closing and latching mechanisms

D1.6, D2.19 to D2.21, D2.23

Table 1.3 - Signs


Exit signs (including direction signs) Specification D1.12 E4.5, E4.6, E4.8

Signs warning against the use of lifts in the event of fire

E3.3

Warning signs on sliding fire doors and doors to non-required stairways, ramps and escalators

C3.6

Specification D1.12

Signs, intercommunication systems, or alarm systems on doors of fire-isolated exits stating that re-entry to a storey is available

D2.22

Signs alerting persons that operation of doors must not be impaired

D2.23

Signs required on doors, in alpine areas, alerting people that they open inwards

G4.3

Fire order notices required in alpine areas G4.9

Table 1.4 - Lighting


Emergency lighting E4.2, E4.4

Artificial lighting required to assist occupant movement and egress

F4.4, H1.7



Table 1.5 - Fire Fighting services and Equipment


Fire hydrant system (including on-site pump set and fire-service booster connection)

E1.3

Fire hose reel system E1.4

Sprinkler system E1.5 G3.8 H1.2

Portable fire extinguishers E1.6

Fire control centres (or rooms) E1.8

Provisions for special hazards E1.10

Table 1.6 - Air Handling Systems


Smoke hazard management systems for automatic air pressurisation systems for fire-isolated exits

E2.2

Smoke hazard management systems for automatic smoke exhaust system

E2.2

Smoke hazard management systems for automatic smoke-and-heat vents

E2.2

Smoke hazard management systems for air-handling systems that do not form part of smoke hazard management system and which may unduly contribute to the spread of smoke

E2.2

Smoke hazard management systems for miscellaneous air-handling systems covered by Sections 5 and 11 of AS/NZS 1668.1 serving more than one fire compartment

E2.2

Smoke hazard management systems for other air-handling systems

E2.2




Carpark mechanical ventilation system F4.11

Atrium smoke control system Specification G3.8

Table 1.7 - Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm Systems


Smoke and heat alarm system Clause 3 of Specification E2.2a

Smoke and heat detection system Clause 4 of Specification E2.2a

Atrium fire detection and alarm system Clause 4 of Specification G3.8

Sound system and intercom system for emergency purposes

E4.9 Clause 5 of Specification G3.8

Building occupant warning system Clause 8 of Specification E1.5 Clause 6 of Specification E2.2a

Table 1.8 - Occupant Warning Systems


Sound system and intercom system for emergency purposes

E4.9 Clause 5 of Specification G3.8

Building occupant warning system Clause 8 of Specification E1.5 Clause 6 of Specification E2.2a

Table 1.9 - Lifts


Stretcher facilities in lifts E3.2

Emergency lifts E3.4

Passenger lift fire service controls E3.7



Table 1.10 Standby Power Supply Systems


Standby power supply system E3.4 Clause 6 of Specification G3.8

Table 1.11 - Building Clearance and Fire Appliances


Open space around large isolated buildings

C2.3, C2.4

Vehicular access around large isolated buildings

C2.3, C2.4

Table 1.12 - Other measures


Glazed assemblies B1.4 F1.13

Balconies Part B1

Balustrades Part B1 D2.16

Swimming pool safety fencing G1.1

Refrigerated chambers, strong rooms and vaults

G1.2

Bushfire protection measures G5.2 Table 1.13 - Building Use and Application


Classification and use of building A3.2 to A3.4

Occupancy hazard E1.5, E1.6, E1.10


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