Revised timber-framed buildings Standard NZS 3604 – REMINDER public comment closes 7 April 2010
This article is a reminder that Standards New Zealand has released for public comment a draft of the revised Timber-framed buildings Standard NZS 3604, the foremost Standard in New Zealand for the building and construction industry. The public comment period ends today, 7 April 2010.
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[more]Carrying licence cards mandatory for all plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers
The Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayer's Act will be fully implemented from 1 April, bringing in a legal requirement for people working in the industry to carry a licence card while on the job.
Chairperson of the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board, Hazel Armstrong, welcomes the Act's full implementation and is pleased that all people involved in plumbing, gasfitting, or drainlaying work are, from 1 April, required to carry a licence card.
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[more]NEW PUBLICATIONS
AS/NZS 1576 Scaffolding
AS/NZS 1576.1:2010 General requirements
Sets out design and operational requirements for scaffolding systems, scaffolding equipment, and scaffolds. It also includes the specifications for catch platforms erected on scaffolds. The stairway details also apply to temporary stairways for use on a general construction site.
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(Note – prices subject to change from 1 May 2010)
AS/NZS 2982:2010 Laboratory design and construction
Specifies requirements for the design and construction of laboratories. Sections 1 to 7 apply to all laboratories. Sections 8, 9, and 10 contain additional requirements that apply to biological, radiological, secondary school and tertiary laboratories.
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NEW AMENDMENT
Free to download from our website: www.standards.co.nz
Or hard copy available at $29.95+GST (Members), $37.44+GST (Retail)
Amendment 3 to AS/NZS 3662:2005 Performance of showers for bathing
Amendment applies to Clause 6(c).
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(Note – prices subject to change from 1 May 2010)
DRAFT STANDARDS FOR COMMENT
Free to download from our website: www.standards.co.nz
DR AS/NZS 1604.2 Specification for preservative treatment Part 2: Reconstituted wood-based products. (Revision of AS/NZS 1604.2:2004)
Sets out a specification for preservative treatment of reconstituted wood-based products including particleboard, fibreboard, and oriented strand products, and combinations of these materials. It specifies the preservative penetration pattern and the preservative retention requirements suitable for each hazard class.
Public comment on this draft closes on 13 May 2010.
→ View or download draft Standard for comment
DR AS/NZS 1604.3 Timber Preservation: Part 3: Plywood
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[more]STANDARDS IN DEVELOPMENT
Installing insulation – Amendment 1
Committee: P4246 A1
Project Manager: Vicki Allison
Estimated Publication Date: April 2010
Comments: The committee met in December to review submissions on whether to remove the section on reflective pliable membranes from the Standard. This deletion has now been confirmed. The committee is now finalising the draft and is on target for publication in April 2010.
Amendment 2 to NZS 4229:1999 Concrete masonry buildings not requiring specific engineering design
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