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TAFE NSW Higher Education 2012, Engineering Practices (ENPRA101A) Lecture Notes and Workbook. (Lecture notes distributed in Engineering Practices).

National Construction Code (NCC)
Provides minimum requirements for fire safety, accessibility, sustainability in the design, construction of new buildings (and new work in existing buildings) and plumbing and drainage systems throughout Australia.

Standards Online
Includes current Australian and New Zealand standards, draft standards and amendments. Australian Standards are protected by copyright law and a licence agreement. It is possible to set up alerts to keep track of updates to standards.

Relevant Standards include:

AS/NZS 3000:2018 : Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules)
AS/NZS 1158 Lighting for roads and public spaces
A search under AS/NZS 1158 retrieves 9 current, subscribed documents.
AS/NZS 1680 Interior and workplace lighting
A search under AS/NZS 1680 retrieves 10 current, subscribed documents.
AS/NZS 2293.1:2018 Emergency lighting and exit signs for buildings, Part 1: System design, installation and operation
AS/NZS 2293.2:2019 Emergency lighting and exit signs for buildings, Part 2: Routine service and maintenance
AS/NZS 2293.3:2018 Emergency lighting and exit signs for buildings, Part 3: Emergency luminaires and exit signs
AS/NZS 3008.1.1:2017 Electrical installations - Selection of cables, Part 1.1: Cables for alternating voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV - Typical Australian installation conditions
AS 3786:2014 Smoke alarms using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization
AS ISO 31000:2018 : Risk management - Guidelines

Renew - eMagazine
ReNew magazine provides readers with all the latest emerging technologies, trends, products and best practice in sustainable living from Australia and around the world.