SNZ HB 4102:2011

Safety in the home

This document has been re-assessed by the committee, and judged to still be up to date.

Provides a general overview of steps that can be taken to reduce hazards in the home through design, building and maintenance. Recommended for people who undertake do-it-yourself projects, homeowners, tenants, and real estate agents, as well as a wide range of people in the building industry such as builders, architects, engineers, plumbers, electricians, glaziers, and landscapers. In discussing common safety hazards in the home, this guide identifies what actions are required under the New Zealand Building Code (NZBC) or other legislation. It also provides design, building, and maintenance recommendations that are beyond minimum legal requirements, but are considered good practice for reducing hazards in the home.

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Supersedes

NZS 4102:1996 as of 26/08/2011

Publishing information

Status: CURRENT

Published: 26/08/2011

Pages: 169

Committee: P4102

References

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Standards NZ References:

Overseas Standards References:

BS EN 1021-2:2006
AS 4299-1995
BS EN 1021-1:2006
ISO 13746:2000
AS 1530.4-2005

Other References:

Department of Building and Housing. External moisture – A guide to using the risk matrix. Wellington: Department of Building and Housing, June 2005.
Henriques F C, Moritz A R. Studies of thermal injury V: the predictability and the significance of thermally induced rate processes leading to irreversible epidermal injury. Arch Pathol 1947; 43: 489–502.%IEC E-tech. ‘Electrical hazards in household appl
Department of Labour. ‘Risks to health from moulds and other fungi’ Workplace Health Bulletin, No. 17, November 2002.
Ministry of Health. The management of asbestos in the non-occupational environment. August 2007. Retrieved from: www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/management-asbestos-non-occupational-environment.
Ministry of Health. Removing asbestos from the home. HE7022.
Kool et al. ‘Unintentional falls at home among young and middle-aged New Zealanders resulting in hospital admission or death: Context and characteristics’. New Zealand Medical Journal, June 2010. Retrieved from www.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1316/4158/conte
University of Otago, Wellington. Injuries and deaths in the home a major hidden cost. 2011. Retrieved from: www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago016171.html.%New Zealand Building Code
Glass Association of New Zealand. Glass in furniture and similar applications: GANZ code of practice – GF1. 2008.
BRANZ. Homes without barriers: A guide to accessible houses. 2010.
9 July 2008. Retrieved from: https://www.healthed.govt.nz/resource/removing-asbestos-home.
Energy Safety. New Zealand electrical code of practice for homeowner/occupier’s electrical wiring work in domestic installations (NZECP 51:2004). Wellington: Energy Safety, 2004.
Shepherd, M. et al. ‘Driveway run over, the influence of the built environment: a case control study’. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. December 2010.

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