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Provides requirements and recommendations for the safe storage and handling of LP Gas, in cylinders and bulk tanks. Sets out requirements for design, construction, commissioning and operation of installations for the storage and handling of LP Gas. Separate sections deal with above-ground and underground tanks, piping systems, cylinders and their locations, automotive filling installations, and operations. Appendices cover emergency plans, refuelling, fire protection, leakage testing, hazardous areas, driver instructions and the transport and location of exchange cylinders.

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.

Sets out procedures for the installation of premoulded fibre-reinforced plastic swimming pools complying with the requirements of AS/NZS 1838:1994, for above and below ground locations.

Specifies acceptable solutions for roof, surface and subsoil drainage systems, to the point(s) of connection to the external stormwater drainage network.

Specifies performance requirements for prefabricated and tube-and-coupler scaffolding. It is to be read in conjunction with AS/NZS 1576.1.

Describes methods for sampling and sample preparation for the determination of the chemical composition of pig iron, cast iron and steel. Procedures are described for use with both liquid and solid metal.

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