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Sets out safety requirements for the use of lasers for alignment, levelling, control and survey tasks in the building and construction industry.

This Standard is to provide guidance for an organization on the establishment, implementation, maintenance and improvement of a robust, credible and reliable environmental management system.

This Standard provides guidance on noise and vibration control in respect to construction, demolition and maintenance sites. This Standard also provides guidance for the preparation of noise and vibration management plans, work method statements and environmental impact studies.

The objective of this Standard is to standardize the user interface between the firefighter and the control and indicating equipment (c.i.e.) (fire indicator panel), to assist in initial training and ongoing skills maintenance for firefighters from both career and volunteer fire brigades, and to facilitate fire brigade intervention where monitored fire and smoke detection and alarms system are installed as required by the Building Code of Australia (BCA).

Applies to the design, fabrication, erection, repair and alteration of steelwork associated with boilers, pressure vessels, lifts, cranes, mining equipment, gas and liquid petroleum piping systems, bulk handling equipment, and the like in accordance with the working stress design method, but does not apply to road and rail bridges, material less than 3 mm thick, steel for which the design yield stress exceed 450 MPa, and cold-formed members other than those complying with AS 1163.

Sets out requirements for the design and manufacture of equipment used in emergency warning and intercommunication systems installed in buildings to ensure warning in the event of an emergency and assist in the subsequent orderly evacuation of the buildings. Distinctive, easily recognizable, visible and audible signals are specified for the emergency warning system and an independent, integrated emergency intercommunication system between a control centre and other control points is described. Appendices provide information on typical systems and detail test procedures.

This Standard sets out the method for determining the distortion of roof tiles.

Specifies a set of minimum requirements for the layout, design and security of bicycle parking facilities for planners and service providers.

Specifies performance requirements for fibrous, non-fibrous and combination soft underlays for use under textile floor coverings and specifies the categories of intended application.

Provides requirements for the specification, construction and installation of doors that are required to resist the passage of smoke.