Committee: (AS/NZS) Australia and New Zealand Standards Committee FP-018: Fire Safety

Standard Number/s:

• AS1530.8.1:2018 Amd 1
• AS1530.8.2:2018 Amd 1
• AS1530.1:1994
• AS1530.4:2014

Standard Title:

AS1530 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures

• Part 8.1: Tests on elements of construction for buildings exposed to simulated bushfire attack - Radiant heat and small flaming sources
• Part 8.2: Tests on elements of construction for buildings exposed to simulated bushfire attack - Large flaming sources
• Part 1: Combustibility test for materials
• Part 4: Fire-resistance tests for elements of construction

ISO Fire Safety Engineering

Revision or new Standard: Revisions

Status of work:

• Project kick-off for AS1530.8.1:2018 Amd 1 and AS1530.8.2:2018 Amd 1
• AS1530.1:1994 – PIA outstanding for ABCB
• AS1530.4:2014 – PIA and drafting to be completed by November
• International review for suitability of identical adoption, or if a change to scope is necessary – ongoing
• FP-018 committee members are actively participating in ISO working groups

Key issues that agencies should be aware of:

• • Project kick-off for AS1530.8.1:2018 Amd 1 and AS1530.8.2:2018 Amd 1
  • AS1530.1:1994 – PIA outstanding for ABCB
  • AS1530.4:2014 – PIA to be completed and drafting to be completed by November
  • International review for suitability of identical adoption, or if a change to scope is necessary – ongoing
  • FP-018 Committee members are actively participating in ISO working groups: AS1530.8.1:2018 Amd 1 & AS1530.8.2:2018 Amd 1
  • PIA endorsed by Committee
  • Committee members present endorsed AS1530.8.1 & AS1530.8.2 to proceed to public comment with the addition of the following unit measurements:

  <ul>
  	<li>FIGRE<sub>cm</sub>&nbsp;= W/m<sup>2</sup>s or J/m<sup>2</sup>s<sup>2</sup></li>
  	<li>MARHE = kW/m<sup>2</sup></li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  

Contact:

Daire Fleming (Fire and Rescue NSW)
Daire.Fleming@fire.nsw.gov.au