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Provides requirements for various cleaning techniques and recommendations for the establishment of maintenance programs for carpets in residential and commercial situations to achieve maximum appearance retention and wear life, and to minimize possible hazards to health from poorly maintained carpets. Also provides requirements for cleaning chemicals to cover their known effects on new generation carpets, requirements for vacuum cleaner filtration, and recommendations for disposal of extracted cleaning wastes. Includes a useful guide to stain removal.

Provides guidance for the specification of carpet technical properties and basic metric units.

Sets out the minimum requirements for the design, construction, installation and commissioning of mechanical and airconditioning systems for fire and smoke control in multi-compartment buildings. Five specific methods of smoke control are defined and the appropriate requirements specified for each. This Standard does not include requirements for smoke control systems utilizing exhaust from above the hot layer. The Standard does not include requirements for maintenance of smoke control systems.

Specifies requirements for the safe use of tower cranes, covering planning, selection, siting, personnel, inspection, testing, erection, dismantling, personnel safety, operation, maintenance and repair. Appendices provide typical inspection and testing certificates as well as inspection testing check sheets.

Adopts ISO 2394:2015 is to provide a risk and reliability-informed foundation for decision making concerning design and assessment of structures in the context of specific projects.

Provides a basis for specifying requirements for aggregates intended for use as railway ballast.

Sets out requirements and procedures for the repair or rehabilitation, extension of remaining service life, strengthening to restore capacity due to structural deterioration, strengthening to increase capacity for live load, and changing the function of and widening of existing bridges.

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.