The objective of this Standard is to provide a guide for building owners and others involved in the management of subterranean termites within and around existing buildings and structures.
 
The revision of this Standard takes into account current practice in the field of termite management for existing buildings and structures.

This Standard is part two in a series of standards on termite management. Other parts in the series are as follows:

AS
3660   Termite management
3660.1 Part 1: New building work
3660.3 Part 3: Assessment criteria for termite management systems

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this Australian Standard may be subject to patent rights. Standards Australia will not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

NOTE: This Standard does not include specific details of proprietary or patented systems. While reference may be made to use the existence of such systems, each system manufacturer claiming conformance with this Standard needs to demonstrate conformance with AS 3660.3—2014.

The committee is currently reviewing this Standard to align the list of naturally termite-resistant timbers (see Paragraph B5) to AS 5604.

The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ are used in a Standard to define the application of the appendices or annexes to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix or annex is an integral part of a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix or annex is only for information and guidance.