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Sets out requirements for fire-rated landing doors for retarding the passage of fire through openings in fire-rated liftwells; it applies where doors are required to have a fire-rating certificate.

Specifies requirements for alarm systems for all types of passenger and goods passenger lifts; deals with the minimum information to be provided as part of the instruction manual related to maintenance and the rescue service.

Adopts EN 81-70:2018 with modifications for Australia, which specifies the minimum requirements for the safe and independent access and use of lifts by a wide range of persons, including persons with disabilities.

Identically adopts EN 81 3:2000+A1:2008, specifying safety rules for the construction and installation of permanently installed new electric service lifts with traction or positive drive, or hydraulic service lifts defined as lifting equipment, serving defined landing levels, having a car which is inaccessible, suspended by ropes or chains or supported by a ram and moving between rigid vertical guide rails or guide rails.

AS 1735.1.1:2022 sets out uniform requirements and defines terms for lifts, escalators and moving walks in the AS 1735 series.

Specifies safe working provisions and practices for those responsible for, and involved in, new lift installations in new liftwells.

The BCA is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures throughout Australia whilst allowing for variations in climate and geological or geographic conditions.

The Guide to the Building Code of Australia (the Guide) is a companion manual to the Building Code of Australia (BCA). It is intended as a reference book for people seeking clarification, illustrations, or examples, of what are sometimes complex BCA provisions.

The BCA is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures throughout Australia whilst allowing for variations in climate and geological or geographic conditions.

The BCA is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures throughout Australia whilst allowing for variations in climate and geological or geographic conditions.