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Standards Australia - April 2008 New Business Model
I attended a standards meeting a couple of weeks ago and found on the table in reception new information (April 2008) about "Standards Australia's New Business Model".
According to the brochure the changes will address the following;
- Enables more strategic and forward thinking engagement for Standards Australia with industry, community and Government
- Creates a transparent Net Benefit Assessment for each Standards project proposal
- Provides multiple pathways for Standards development and gives stakeholders choice
AS1851-2005 Amendment 2 - Published
Earlier today SAI Global (Standards) finally published Amendment 2 of AS1851-2005. This new amendment applies 48 changes, bring the total changes to AS1851 including the 27 changes from Amendment 1 to a total of 75 changes.
Laundry fires - how to reduce the risk!
Regularly we hear of fires in commercial laundry's, usually in a hospital or nursing home. Commonly the laundry is protected by a Type B heat detector however there are simple steps we can take to reduce or eliminate the causes of fire in these areas.
Just in the last month alone, Google News reported there were 423 hits on laundry related fires....
Conditions of Connection for Fire Sprinkler Systems
South East Water recently proposed changes to its 'Conditions of Connection' for new Fire Sprinkler Installations.
Projects which commence design phase from March 1, 2008 will now need to meet the following requirements to when seeking to connect to South East Water;
Changes to Conditions of Connection for Fire Sprinklers - South East Water
I have just received the email below that was distributed by the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors regarding new requirements from South East Water for all new construction projects from March 1, 2008.
