Compliance
Fire Safety Measures
Essential fire safety measures, with Building Code of Australia references and minimum standards of performance.
The classification of a building or part of a building is determined by the purpose for which it is designed, constructed or adapted to be used.
| Fire Safety Measure | Building Code of Australia Reference | Minimum Standard of Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Access panels, doors and hoppers to fire resisting shafts | BCA Clause C3.13 | BCA Clause C3.13 |
| Automatic fail safe devices | BCA Part D2 | BCA Part D2 |
| Automatic fire detection and alarm systems | BCA Clause C2.3, BCA Clause E2.2 & Specification E2.2a, BCA Clause G3.8 & Specification G3.8 | AS 1670 (1995), AS 3786 (1993), as applicable |
| Automatic fire suppression systems | BCA Clause E1.5, BCA Clause C2.3, BCA Clause C3.11, BCA Specification C1.1, BCA Part E2, BCA Clause E2.2, BCA Part G3, BCA NSW Part H101 | AS 2118.1 (1999), AS 2118.4 (1995), AS 2118.6 (1995), as applicable |
| Emergency lighting | BCA Clauses E4.2 & E4.4 | AS 2293.1 (1998) |
| Emergency lifts | BCA Clause E3.4 | AS 1735.2 (1997), AS 1735.11 (1986) |
| Emergency warning and intercommunication systems | BCA Clause E4.9 | AS 2220 parts 1 & 2 (1989) |
| Exit signs | BCA Clauses E4.5, E4.6 & E4.8 | AS 2293.1 (1998) |
| Fire control centres and rooms | BCA Clauses E1.8 & Specification E1.8 | BCA Specification E1.8 |
| Fire dampers | BCA Clauses C3.12 & C3.15, BCA Clause E1.8 & Specification E1.8, BCA Part E2, BCA NSW Part H101 | AS/NZ 1668 part 1 (1998) |
| Fire doors | BCA Clause C2.13, BCA Clause C3.2, BCA Clause C3.3, BCA Clause C3.4, BCA Clause C3.5, BCA Clause C3.6, BCA Clause C3.7, BCA Clause C3.8, BCA Clause C3.10, BCA Clause C3.11, BCA Clause D2.8, BCA Clause E1.8 and Specification E1.8, BCA Part G3, BCA NSW H101 | BCA Specification C3.4, AS/NZ 1905.1 (1997)(fire doors), AS 1905.2 (1989)(fire shutters), AS 1735.11 (1986), as applicable |
| Fire hydrant systems | BCA Clause E1.3 | AS 2419.1 (1994) |
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