Revocation of Compliance Document C (Fire Safety)
Pursuant to section 24(1) of the Building Act 2004 ("the Act"), I give notice that Compliance Document C for the
New Zealand Building Code clauses C1-C4 Fire Safety (Amendment 9), incorporating C/AS1 and C/VM1, will be revoked
on 10 April 2013.
The document may be used until that date to demonstrate compliance with clauses C1-C4 of the Building Code as they were prior to their amendment by the Building (Building Code: Fire Safety and Signs) Amendment Regulations 2012.
Issue of Compliance Documents C/AS1 and C/VM1, and C/AS2-C/AS7 and C/VM2 (Protection from Fire)
Pursuant to section 22(1) of the Act, I give notice of the issue of new Compliance Documents C/AS1 and C/VM1,
C/AS2-C/AS7 and C/VM2 for the New Zealand Building Code (Protection from Fire).
These documents come into force on 10 April 2012 and may be used from that date to demonstrate compliance with clauses C1-C6 of the Building Code as amended by the Building (Building Code: Fire Safety and Signs) Amendment Regulations 2012.
Amendment to Compliance Document F7 (Warning Systems)
Pursuant to section 24(1) of the Act, I give notice of an amendment (ie Fourth Edition) to the Compliance Document F7 for the New Zealand Building Code (Warning Systems).
The amended version of the document comes into force on 10 April 2012 and may be used from that date to demonstrate compliance with clause F7 of the Building Code.
The previous version of the document (prior to its amendment), ie Amendment 7, may be used until the close of 9 April 2013 to demonstrate compliance with clause F7 of the Building Code.
Amendment to Compliance Document F8 (Signs)
Pursuant to section 24(1) of the Act, I give notice of an amendment (ie Second Edition) to the Compliance Document F8 for the New Zealand Building Code (Signs).
The amended version of the document comes into force on 10 April 2012 and may be used from that date to demonstrate compliance with clause F8 of the Building Code as amended by the Building (Building Code: Fire Safety and Signs) Amendment Regulations 2012.
The previous version of the document (prior to its amendment), ie Amendment 1, may be used until the close of 9 July 2012 to demonstrate compliance with clause F8 of the Building Code as it was prior to its amendment by the Building (Building Code: Fire Safety and Signs) Amendment Regulations 2012.
The new documents are available for download free of charge on the Department of Building and Housing (DBH) website
www.dbh.govt.nz/compliance-documents
New Materials Incorporated by Reference
Pursuant to sections 405 and 410(1)(e) of the Act, I give notice that the following materials are incorporated by reference into the following new and amended Compliance Documents:
Compliance Documents C/AS1 and C/VM1, and C/AS2-C/AS7 (Protection from Fire)
AS1
&
VM1 AS2 AS3 AS4 AS5 AS6 AS7
NZS 4232:Part 2:1988 v v v v v v v
NZS 4332:1997 v v v v v
NZS 4510:2008, A1 v v v v v v v
NZS 4512:2010 v v v v v v v
NZS 4514:2009 v
NZS 4515:2009 v v v v v v v
NZS 4517:2010 v
NZS 4520:2010 v v v v v v
NZS 4541:2007, A1 v v v v v v v
NZS 5261:2003, A1, A2 v v v v v v
NZS/BS 476:Part 21:1987 v v v v v v
NZS/BS 476:Part 22:1987 v v v v v v
AS/NZS 1668:Part 1:1998 v v v v v v
AS/NZS 2918:2001 v v v v v v
AS/NZS 60598:Part 2.2:2001 v v
AS 1366:Part 1:1992, A1 v v v v v
AS 1366:Part 2:1992 v v v v v
AS 1366:Part 3:1992, A1 v v v v v
AS 1366:Part 4:1989 v v v v v
AS 1530:Part 1:1994 v v v v v v v
AS 1530:Part 2:1993 v v v v v v
AS 1530:Part 4:2005 v v v v v v
AS 1691:1985 v v v v v v
AS 4072:Part 1:2005 v v v v v v
ISO 5660:Part 1:2002 v v v v v v
ISO 5660:Part 2:2002 v v
ISO 9239:Part 1:2010 v v v v v v
EN 1363:Part 1:1999 v v v v v v
BS EN 12101:Part 1:2005 v v v v v v
BRE Defect Action Sheet DAS 131:May 1989 v v v v v
BRE Report 135:1988 v v v v v
NFPA 285:1998 v v v v v
ASTM D 2898:2010 v v v v v
Compliance Document C/VM2 (Protection from Fire)
- NZS 4510:2008, A1
- NZS 4512:2010
- NZS 4541:2007, A1
- AS/NZS 3837:1998
- AS 1366:Part 1:1992, A1
- AS 1366:Part 2:1992
- AS 1366:Part 3:1992, A1
- AS 1366:Part 4:1989
- AS 1530:Part 1:1994
- AS 1530:Part 2:1993
- AS 1530:Part 4:2005
- BS 7273:Part 4:2007
- ISO 1182:2010
- ISO 5660:Part 1:2002
- ISO 5660:Part 2:2002
- ISO 9239:Part 1:2010
- ISO 9705:1993
- ISO 13571:2007
- ISO 13784:Part 1:2002
- ISO 13785:Part 1:2002
- Eurocode DD ENV 1991-2-2:1996
- NFPA 285:1998, National Fire Protection Association of America
- BRANZ Study Report No. 137
- BRANZ Study Report No. 185
- International Fire Engineering Guidelines (IFEG), Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB), Canberra, ACT, Australia 2005
- "Employing the Hydraulic Model in Assessing Emergency Movement", M. V. Gwynne and E. R. Rosenbaum, Section 3, Chapter 13, The Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 4th Edition, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, National Fire Protection Association of America, 2008
- Mulholland, G. W., "Smoke Production and Properties", Section 2, Chapter 13, The Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 4th Edition, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, National Fire Protection Association of America, 2008
- Tewarson, A., "Generation of Heat and Gaseous Liquid and Solid Products in Fires", Section 3 Chapter 4, The Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 4th Edition, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, National Fire Protection Association of America, 2008
- Tein, C. L., Lee, K. Y., and Streton, A. J., "Radiation Heat Transfer", Section 1, Chapter 4, The Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 4th Edition, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, National Fire Protection Association of America, 2008
- Fire Engineering Design Guide, Michael Spearpoint (CAE, 2008)
- Engineering Guide to Human Behaviour in Fire, SFPE (Society of Fire Protection Engineers) Task Group in Human Behaviour, 2003
- Engineering Guide to Performance Based Fire Protection, SFPE
- SFPE Engineering Guide to Predicting 1st and 2nd Degree Skin Burns from Thermal Radiation, March 2000
- Fleury, R., Evaluation of Thermal Radiation Models for Fire Spread Between Objects, University of Canterbury, Masters Thesis, 2010 (http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4959)
- Fleischmann, C. M., "Predicting Radiative Heat Flux from Upholstered Furniture Fires", Proceeding of the International Congress on Combustion and Fire Dynamics, Santander, Spain, 2010
Compliance Document F7 (Warning Systems)
- NZS 4514:2009
- BS EN 14604:2005
- ISO 12239:2003
Compliance Document F8 (Signs)
- AS/NZS 2293:Part 2:1995
- AS 2293:Part 1:2005
- AS 2293:Part 3:2005
- BS 5252:1976, A1
- DIN 5381:1985
- DIN 6164:Part 2:1980
- ISO 3864:Part 1:2002
- ISO 7000:2004
- ISO 7010:2003
- Chemical Industry Council Incorporated: HSNO Code of Practice 2-1 09-04 Signage for premises storing hazardous substances and dangerous goods
- Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind: Accessible Signage Guidelines 2010
Material Ceasing to Have Legal Effect
Pursuant to section 408 of the Act, I give notice that the following material that is currently incorporated by reference into the following Compliance Documents, ceases to have legal effect from the following dates:
Compliance Document C (Fire Safety)
The following material will cease to have legal effect when Compliance Document C (Fire Safety) is revoked on 10 April 2013:
- NZS 4503:2005
- NZS/BS 476.20:1987
- NZS 6104:1981
- NZS/BS 476.20:1987, A6587
- AS 2220.1:1989
- AS 2220.2:1989
- AS/NZS 1170.0:2002
- AS/NZS 1221:1997, A1
- AS/NZS 1530.3:1999
- BS 4790:1996
- BS 5287:1996
- BRE Report 186:1990 Design principles for smoke ventilation in enclosed shopping centres. Morgan and Gardner
- BRE Report 258:1992 Design approaches for smoke control in atrium buildings. Hansell and Morgan
- NFPA 92B:1995 Guide for smoke management systems in malls, atria and large areas
- Design of smoke management systems. Klote and Milke 1992
- Uniform Building Code Standard 4.1:1997 Proscenium fire safety curtains
- Uniform Building Code Standard 26.2:1997 Test method for the evaluation of thermal barriers
- Smoke management in large spaces in buildings:1998. Milke and Klote
- NZECP 54:2001, Code of Practice for the installation of recessed luminaires and auxiliary equipment
All other material that is currently incorporated by reference into Compliance Document C will also cease to have legal effect as part of that document when it is revoked. However, such material is incorporated by reference into the new Compliance Documents C/AS1 and C/VM1, C/AS2-CAS/7 and C/VM2, Protection from Fire, from 10 April 2012, as detailed in this notice.
Compliance Document F7 (Warning Systems)
The following material will cease to have legal effect when the transition period for use of the previous version of Compliance Document F7 (prior to its amendment), ie Amendment 7, ends at the close of 9 April 2013:
- BS 5446.1:1990
- AS 1670.6:1997
- AS/NZS 1668.1:1998, A1
Compliance Document F8 (Signs)
The following material will cease to have legal effect when the transition period for use of the previous version of Compliance Document F8 (prior to its amendment), ie Amendment 1, ends at the close of 9 July 2012:
- NZS 4231:1985, A
- NZS/BS 5252:1976, A1
- NZS 6742:1971
- BS 5378.1:1980
Purchase of Materials Incorporated by Reference
The materials incorporated by reference described above may be purchased, or are freely available, as follows:
- Standards may be purchased from Standards New Zealand, Radio New Zealand House, Level 10, 155 The Terrace, Wellington, or online at
www.standards.co.nz
- SFPE publications are available from the Society of Fire Protection Engineers online at
www.sfpe.org
- BRANZ publications are available for purchase online at
www.branz.co.nz
- NFPA publications are available for purchase online at
www.nfpa.org
- ABCB publications are available for purchase from the Australian Building Codes Board online at
www.abcb.gov.au
- CAE publications are available online at
www.caenz.com
- DIN standards are available for purchase through Standards New Zealand and may also be purchased online at
www.global.ihs.com
- The HSNO Code of Practice is available for purchase from the New Zealand Chemical Industry Council online at
www.nzcic.org.nz
- Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind publications are available online at
www.rnzfb.org.nz
Copies of material incorporated by reference are also available for purchase through all DBH offices, at the locations specified below, between the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Inspection of Materials Incorporated by Reference
Materials incorporated by reference are available for inspection free of charge at all of DBH’s offices, at the locations specified below, between the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. The material incorporated by reference relates to matters referred to in section 410(1)(c) of the Act.
DBH Office Locations
The DBH office locations are as follows:
- National office in Wellington: Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay.
- Auckland office: Level 3, 41 Shortland Street.
- Manukau office: 7 Ronwood Avenue.
- Hamilton office: Ground Floor, 533 Anglesea Street.
- Christchurch office: Level 2, 10 Nelson Street.
- Porirua Tenancy Services Centre: 1st Floor, Housing Corp Building, 1 Walton Leigh Avenue.
DBH also has tenancy service delivery locations in:
Whangarei, Henderson, Takapuna, Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Palmertson North, Lower Hutt, Nelson, Blenheim, Greymouth, Timaru, Dunedin and Invercargill.
To make an appointment at one of these locations to inspect or purchase material incorporated by reference, call freephone 0800 242 243.
Dated at Wellington this 5th day of April 2012.
DAVID KELLY, Deputy Chief Executive, Building Quality, Department of Building and Housing.