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Browse BIG's resources on swimming pools and spas, including swimming pool safety, building and repair of swimming pools, ceramic tiling, standards and tolerances, waterproofing, disability access, insurance, electrical installation, concreting, and plumbing and drainage.


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Specifies requirements for the design, installation, maintenance and testing of lightning protection on common structures, and for electrical and electronic systems within those structures for the protection of people and property from the hazards of lightning.
Specifies requirements for the design and installation of sanitary plumbing and drainage from fixtures to a sewer, common effluent system or an on-site wastewater management system, as appropriate. It applies to new installations as well as alterations, additions or repairs to existing installations.
Sets out requirements for skimmer boxes and other permanent water outlets in swimming pools and spas.
Provides information on the properties of ceramic tiles, fixatives and backgrounds, and assists the specifier in the selection of appropriate combinations to meet the requirements of particular installations.
To ensure the equipment and services associated with swimming pools and spas on residential land achieves acceptable standards of health and safety.
This is a compilation of the Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 30 September 2020 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.)
An impartial, quick and easy first reference for clients and contractors in relation to applicable standards and tolerances in Queensland.
Ninth annual report on the performance of Victoria’s domestic building insurance (DBI) scheme.
Specifies requirements for the design, construction and performance of barriers that will restrict the access of young children to swimming pools.
The NSW Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017 (the Guide) has been developed for builders and building owners to use as a convenient reference to the minimum technical standards and quality of work.