AS 1576.7 (Int):2021 Scaffolding, Part 7: Safe use of encapsulation on scaffolding
Standards Australia
The objective of this document is to provide requirements and test methods for encapsulation and containment products for attachment to scaffolding.
Standards Australia thanks the BSI Standards Limited (BSI) for permission to reproduce material from BS 7955:1999 Clause 3.1.3. The material is copyright of BSI. All rights reserved.
Attention is drawn to the fact that this document is an Interim Standard and should be regarded as a developmental Standard and liable to future alteration.
This document will have a currency of two years from its date of publication. At the conclusion of that period it will be superseded by another Standard, confirmed as an Interim Standard in its present form for a further one year period or withdrawn.
The terms “normative” and “informative” are used in Standards to define the application of the appendices to which they apply. A “normative” appendix is an integral part of a Standard, whereas an “informative” appendix is only for information and guidance.
First published as AS 1576.7 (Int):2021.Contents:
Section 1: Scope And General
Section 2: Performance Requirements
Section 3: Product Information And Labelling
Section 4: Installation
Appendix A: (Normative) Flammability Testing Of Encapsulation
Appendix B: (Normative) Strength Testing Of Structural Encapsulation
Appendix C: (Normative) Test Report
Scaffolding.
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Australian Aluminium Council; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU); Australian Industry Group; Australian Steel Institute; Better Regulation Division (Fair Trading, Safework NSW, Testsafe); Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia; Engineers Australia; Hire and Rental Industry Association of Australia; Housing Industry Association; Master Builders Australia; Victorian WorkCover Authority (WorkSafe Victoria); Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.
