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Sets out requirements for skimmer boxes and other permanent water outlets in swimming pools and spas.
Sets out options for the location of safety barriers intended to restrict the access of young children to swimming pools.
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.
This checklist is NOT the Australian Standard; it is an interpretation and is not intended to replace it.
Sets out requirements for inspection, testing, preventive maintenance and survey of fire protection systems and equipment.
These Regulations may be cited as the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011. (FEDERAL legislation.)
This Regulation is the Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Regulation 2022. (NSW legislation.)
This Act is the Explosives Act 2003. (NSW legislation.)
AS/NZS 4994.2:2023 specifies requirements and give guidance for the selection, installation, use and dismantling of roof edge protection conforming to AS/NZS 4994.1. It covers temporary roof edge protection for persons working on roofs of buildings having roof slopes of not greater than 35° to the horizontal
Specifies requirements for the design and installation of emergency lighting and illuminated emergency exit signage systems for buildings. Central battery, single point and self-contained systems are included.