Fire sprinkler systems for houses – revised Standard published

Standards New Zealand has just published the revised Fire sprinkler systems for houses Standard, NZS 4517:2010. This Standard provides guidance for the design, installation, testing, and maintenance of fire sprinkler systems for houses, to protect occupants and property, and to save lives. The 2010 edition of NZS 4517 will:

• ensure that a properly designed fire sprinkler system provides the building occupants time to safely evacuate in the event of a fire
• help designers to select a sprinkler system that will be able to cope with the fire load of the building for which it was designed, reducing the likelihood of system failure.

The New Zealand Fire Service and the Fire Protection Association of New Zealand sponsored the revision of NZS 4517.

Firefighters personal protective equipment – international Standards meeting held in Wellington

Fire safety equipment experts from around the world recently met in Wellington to discuss international Standards for protective clothing for firefighters.

Ten countries were represented at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Firefighters' Personal Equipment subcommittee meeting (ISO TC 94 SC 14) held 24 to 28 May 2010. New Zealand Fire Service Senior Adviser Keith Whale, a New Zealand representative on ISO TC 94 SC 14, says it was a very productive meeting.

Firefighting vehicles – new Standard

A new British Standard specifies the common requirements for safety and the (minimum) common performance requirements of firefighting and rescue service vehicles, BS EN 1846-2:2009 Firefighting and rescue service vehicles. Common requirements. Safety and performance.

This Standard deals with:

• all significant hazards, hazardous situations, and events relevant to firefighting and rescue service vehicles, when they are used as intended and under the conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer
• firefighting and rescue vehicles intended for use in a temperature range from – 15°C to + 35°C.

You can now purchase PDFs of British Standards from Standards New Zealand – please email enquiries@standards.co.nz or call 0800 782 632 during business hours to order PDFs. British Standard publications in hardcopy format are also available for purchase from our website www.standards.co.nz by entering the Standard number and selecting the BSI button in the search panel.

→ Buy BS EN 1846-2:2009 Firefighting and rescue service vehicles. Common requirements. Safety and performance

NEW PUBLICATION

NZS 4517:2010 Fire sprinkler systems for houses

Specifies minimum requirements for the design, material, manufacture and installation of fire sprinklers systems for domestic occupancies. This revision updates the requirements set out in the 2002 edition by providing more clarification about its scope and considersation of fire formal interpretations that have been received since the last edition was published.
Supersedes NZS 4517:2002 which remains current until further notice

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See the article in this issue, Fire sprinkler systems for houses – revised Standard published.

STANDARDS IN DEVELOPMENT

Underground fire hydrants – Phase 1

Committee: P4522
Manager: Jono East
Estimated publication date: December 2010
Comments: The committee is developing the draft and met in April to refine the content further in preparation for public comment. The public comment period is scheduled to start in late June.

Fire-resistant doorsets and smoke doors adoption