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Provides principles and generic guidelines on the management of the risks that settlements and infrastructure face from the impacts of climate change. In particular it describes a systematic approach to planning the adaptation of settlements and infrastructure based on the risk management process given in AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009.

Describes methods for the measurement of the field transmission loss and noise reduction of building partitions, including walls of all kinds, floor-ceiling assemblies, doors, etc.

Provides producers and users of stumps and sole plates with requirements for the visual grading and selection of species for such timber products for use in building foundations.

Sets out a rating process for existing bridges to specify their safe capacity for carrying repeated traffic loads for their defined remaining service life.

Specifies requirements for control and indicating equipment (CIE) used in emergency warning and intercommunication systems.

Sets out the requirements for the performance of hinged and sliding security screen doors and security window grilles used primarily in residential situations.

Presents the objectives and principles of adaptable housing and provides guidelines on planning and design. Adaptable housing is the basis for the development of the accommodation needs of users of all ages and abilities by making provision for future building modifications at minimum cost and disruption to the inhabitants. Includes in Appendix A a checklist for certification of housing units as Adaptable house class A, B or C.

Sets out a flame atomic absorption procedure for the determination of nickel in iron and steel in the range of 0.002 percent to 0.5 percent. The method is technically identical to ISO 4940, Steel and cast iron - Determination of nickel content - Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method.

This Standard is the modified adoption IEC 60849:1998, which applies to sound reinforcement and distribution systems to be used to effect a rapid and orderly mobilization of occupants in an indoor or outdoor area in an emergency situation. It applies to systems using tone signals and to systems with voice announcements for emergency purposes.

Specifies minimum requirements for the layout of off-street facilities for the loading and unloading of commercial vehicles, including design requirements for access driveways across the property boundary and for internal circulation roadways. It provides for a variety of standard design vehicle sizes and configurations.