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DR AS/NZS 2980:2018 Amd 1:2019 (Committee WD-003 Welding of structures)
Qualification of arc-welders for welding of steels
Please note that when submitting comments on draft Joint standards, these must be submitted to Standards Australia. To do this, please use the following link— https://hub.standards.org.au/hub/public/listOpenCommentingPublication.action AS/NZS 2980:2018 Specifies additional requirements to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS ISO 9606.1 for qualification testing of welders for fusion welding of steels, which are for certain unique Australian and New Zealand conditions. For all other situations, the requirements of AS/NZS ISO 9606.1 apply. Appendix A provides guidance on the application of AS/NZS ISO 9606.1 in relation to this Standard. This Standard applies to welding processes including fusion-welding processes that are designated as manual and mechanized welding. It does not cover fully automated welding processes, nor does it deal with the certification of welders. This amendment applies to Clause 3.3 and Appendices B and C.
The public comment period for this draft is about to expire. Closing date for comments 25/09/2019.
DR AS/NZS 2327:2017 Amd 1:2019 (Committee BD-032)
Composite structures - Composite steel-concrete construction in buildings
Please note that when submitting comments on draft Joint standards, these must be submitted to Standards Australia. To do this, please use the following link - https://hub.standards.org.au/hub/public/listOpenCommentingPublication.action AS/NZS 2327:2017 Composite structures - Composite steel-concrete construction in buildings sets out the minimum requirements for the design, detailing and construction of composite steel-concrete members (beams, columns, slabs, joints) in buildings. The Standard is to be used by structural engineers when designing steel framed building structures. It does not cover the design of composite beams and columns where the elements of the steel section are less than 3 mm thick or the value of the yield stress (fy) assumed in design exceeds 690 MPa. It also does not cover composite beams and columns where the concrete characteristic compressive strength at 28 days is outside the range of 20 MPa to 100 MPa. This Amendment applies to Clauses 1.1.2, 1.1.7, 1.2.1.2, 1.2.1.5, 1.4.3, 2.2.2, 2.4.3, 2.6, 3.4.3.4, 3.5.4.3, 3.5.8.4.1, 3.5.8.4.2, 3.6.2.1, 3.6.2.4.1, 3.6.2.4.2, 3.6.2.5, 3.6.2.8, 3.6.2.9, 3.8.10, 3.10.3.2, 4.1.1.4, 4.1.1.5, 4.1.1.6.1, 4.1.1.6.4, 4.1.2, 4.1.2.1, 4.1.2.2, 4.1.2.3, 4.1.3, 4.1.3.1, 4.1.3.3, 4.1.3.4, 4.2, 4.2.2, 7.1.1, 7.3.2.7, 7.3.3.2.1(b), 7.3.3.3.3., 7.7.4.5.2, A3.3.1(c), B3, C1.3, I1.3, Equations 2.7.3(1), 2.8.3.2(1), 3.4.2.3, 3.5.4.5(3), 3.5.6, 3.5.8.6(1), 3.5.8.6(2), 3.6.2.4(1), 3.6.2.4.2(1), 3.6.2.6, 3.10.3.4(2), 3.10.3.4(3), 4.1.3.3(1), 4.2.2(1), 4.2.3(3), 4.2.3(6), 7.7.4.5.3(1), 7.7.4.5.3(2), 7.7.4.5.3(3), 7.7.4.5.4, 8.7.2.2.4(1), Figures 2.2.2, 3.4.3.3, 3.4.3.3(A), 3.5.4.3(B), 3.5.8.6, 4.2.2, 5.1, 7.3.3.3, Tables 4.1.1.6(A), 4.1.1.6(B), 8.5.5.1, B1, B2 and Bibliography.
Closing date for comments 04/11/2019
DR AS/NZS IEC 60227.5:2019 (Committee EL-003 Electric Wires and Cables)
Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V, Part 5: Flexible cables (cords)
Please note that when submitting comments on draft Joint standards, these must be submitted to Standards Australia. To do this, please use the following link— https://hub.standards.org.au/hub/public/listOpenCommentingPublication.action The objective of this Standard is to provide details for the particular specifications for polyvinyl chloride insulated flexible cables (cords), of rated voltages up to and including 300/500 V. All cables conform with the appropriate requirements given in IEC 60227-1 and each individual type of cable conforms with the particular requirements of this part. This Standard is identical with, and has been reproduced from, IEC 60227-5:2011, Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V — Part 5: Flexible cables (cords).
Closing date for comments 24/10/2019
DR AS/NZS 4766:2019 (Committee PL-046 Rotationally Moulded Storage Tanks)
Rotationally moulded buried, partially buried and non-buried storage tanks for water and chemicals
Please note that when submitting comments on draft Joint standards, these must be submitted to Standards Australia. To do this, please use the following link— https://hub.standards.org.au/hub/public/listOpenCommentingPublication.action This Standard specifies requirements for the design and manufacture of storage tanks that are rotationally moulded in one-piece single or multi-layer seamless construction. This Standard applies to tanks for buried, partially buried and non-buried installation capable of containing water, liquids used in food and beverage manufacture, waste oil treatment, fat, oil and grease, diesel and liquid chemicals at atmospheric pressure.
Closing date for comments 04/10/2019
DR AS/NZS 4024.2602:2019 (Committee SF-041 Safety of Machinery )
Safety of Machinery, Part 2602: Requirements for cableless control systems of machinery
Please note that when submitting comments on draft Joint standards, these must be submitted to Standards Australia. To do this, please use the following link— https://hub.standards.org.au/hub/public/listOpenCommentingPublication.action The objective of this Standard is to specify requirements for the functionality and interfacing of cableless (for example, radio, infrared) control systems that provide communication between operator control station(s) and the control system of a machine. Specific requirements are included for such operator control stations that are portable by the operator. This Standard does not deal with cableless communication between parts of a machine(s) that are not operator control stations. This Standard is not intended to specify all of the requirements that are necessary for the design and construction of a cableless control system. This Standard is an adoption with national modifications, and has been reproduced from EC 61745:2017 Safety of machinery — Requirements for cableless control systems of machinery. The modifications are additional requirements and are set out in Appendix ZZ, which has been added at the end of the source text.
Closing date for comments 24/10/2019
DR AS/NZS 60079.15:2019 (Committee EL-014 Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres)
Explosive atmospheres, Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection "n"
Please note that when submitting comments on draft Joint standards, these must be submitted to Standards Australia. To do this, please use the following link— https://hub.standards.org.au/hub/public/listOpenCommentingPublication.action The objective of this Standard is to specify requirements for the construction, testing and marking for Group II electrical equipment with type of protection “n” which includes sealed devices “nC”, hermetically sealed devices “nC”, non-incendive components “nC” and restricted breathing enclosures “nR” intended for use in explosive gas atmospheres. This Standard applies to electrical equipment where the rated input voltage does not exceed 15 kV r.m.s. AC or DC including where the internal working voltages of the Ex product exceeds 15 kV, for example starters for HID luminaires.
Closing date for comments 24/10/2019
DR AS/NZS 80079.20.1:2019 (Committee EL-014 Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres)
Explosive atmospheres, Part 20.1: Material characteristics for gas and vapour classification - Test methods and data
Please note that when submitting comments on draft Joint standards, these must be submitted to Standards Australia. To do this, please use the following link— https://hub.standards.org.au/hub/public/listOpenCommentingPublication.action The objective of this Standard is to provide guidance on classification of gases and vapours. It describes a test method intended for the measurement of the maximum experimental safe gaps (MESG) for gas-air mixtures or vapour-air mixtures under normal conditions of temperature and pressure (20 °C, 101,3 kPa) so as to permit the selection of an appropriate group of equipment. This document also describes a test method intended for use in the determination of the auto-ignition temperature (AIT) of a vapour-air mixture or gas-air mixture at atmospheric pressure, so as to permit the selection of an appropriate temperature class of equipment. This Standard is an adoption with national modifications, and has been reproduced from, ISO/IEC 80079-20-1:2017, Explosive atmospheres ─ Part 20-1: Material characteristics for gas and vapour classification ─ Test methods and data and its Corrigendum 1 (2018). The modifications are additional requirements and are set out in Appendix ZZ, which has been added at the end of the source text.
Closing date for comments 24/10/2019
DR AS/NZS IEC 62061:2019 (Committee SF-041 Safety of Machinery )
Safety of machinery – Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems
Please note that when submitting comments on draft Joint standards, these must be submitted to Standards Australia. To do this, please use the following link— https://hub.standards.org.au/hub/public/listOpenCommentingPublication.action The objective of this Standard is to specify requirements and make recommendations for the design, integration and validation of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems (SRECS) for machines. This Standard is applicable to control systems used, either singly or in combination, to carry out safety-related control functions on machines that are not portable by hand while working, including a group of machines working together in a coordinated manner. This Standard is an application standard and is not intended to limit or inhibit technological advancement. It does not cover all the requirements (e.g. guarding, non-electrical interlocking or non-electrical control) that are needed or required by other standards or regulations in order to safeguard persons from hazards. Each type of machine has unique requirements to be satisfied to provide adequate safety. This Standard is an adoption with national modifications, and has been reproduced from, IEC 62061:2005+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2015 CSV (ED.1.2), Safety of machinery — Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems and its Corrigendum 1 (2015). The modifications are additional requirements and are set out in Appendix ZZ, which has been added at the end of the source text.
Closing date for comments 24/10/2019
DR AS/NZS 5601.1:2013 Amd 3:2019 (Committee AG-006 Gas Installation)
Gas installations, Part 1: General installations
Provides the mandatory requirements and means of compliance for the design, installation and commissioning of gas installations associated with the use or intended use of fuel gases such as natural gas, LP Gas, or biogas. Legislative changes in 1992 removed the responsibility for inspection and certification of gas installations from the gas suppliers and instituted a regime of gas certification by a person authorised under the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006. Section 1 of this standard details the scope and general aspects of a gas installation that contribute to its safety. Section 2 outlines performance-based design and other essential requirements that must be met to ensure the safety of gas installations. Sections 3 to 6 specify the means of compliance for installations within the limitations of section 2. Gas installations must be undertaken only by persons authorised under the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006. This Amendment applies to Appendix R.
Closing date for comments 11/10/2019
DR AS/NZS 1891.3:2019 (Committee SF-015 Industrial Height Safety Equipment)
Personal equipment for work at height, Part 3: Manufacturing Requirements for Fall-arrest devices
This Standard specifies requirements for the design and testing of fall-arrest devices which travel along a fixed or flexible anchorage line, and those which unreel an anchorage line. Changes to this edition include removal of — (a) design requirements; and (b) Appendices A, B, C and D. This Standard is the third part of the AS/NZS 1891 series of Standards.
Closing date for comments 03/10/2019