Joint draft standards

The objective of this document is to specify systems and methods for the inspection and testing of installed optical fibre cabling designed in accordance with premises cabling standards.

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The objective of this document is to define the general requirements for ventilation equipment used to capture and separate fumes generated by welding and allied processes, e.g. arc welding and thermal cutting.
This document also specifies the test data to be marked on the capture devices.
It applies to the design and manufacture of parts of the equipment including hoods for welding, ducting, filter units, air movers, systems that inform of unsafe operation and workplace practices to ensure safe working with regard to exposure.
Significant hazards are listed in Clause 4. It does not cover electrical, mechanical and pneumatic hazards.
This document is applicable to —
(a) local exhaust ventilation systems (LEV) excluding draught tables;
(b) mobile and stationary equipment; and
(c) separation equipment used for welding and allied processes.
This document is not applicable to —
(i) general ventilation, air make up or air movement systems;
(ii) air conditioning systems; and
(iii) grinding dust.
This document applies to systems designed and manufactured after its publication.

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The objective of this document is to specify a method for testing equipment for the separation of welding fume in order to determine whether its separation efficiency meets specified requirements.
The method specified does not apply to testing of filter cartridges independent of the equipment in which they are intended to be used.
This document applies to equipment that is manufactured after its publication.

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The objective of this document is to provide guidance and recommended good practice for the design, application and maintenance of decorative paint systems for use by the paint industry in the development of painting specifications.

This document cannot be nominated as a painting specification, but it can be used as a basis for the preparation of appropriate paint specifications to suit individual contracts. Guidance on the preparation of painting specifications is given in Section 18.

The major changes in this edition are as follows:
(a) Updates to Standard references.
(b) Updates to formatting.

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The objective of this document is to specify safety requirements for electrical installations associated with marinas.
Conformance to this Standard may be required by legislation, from a date to be set by the relevant regulating authority.
Certain provisions of the document have a different application in Australia and New Zealand.
A list of all parts in the AS/NZS 3004 series can be found in the Standards Australia online catalogue.
The major changes in this edition are as follows:
(i) Scope amended to include both supply of electricity to boats for general use, supply of electricity dedicated to charging of batteries for electrical propulsion systems of boats.
(ii) Definition of “marina” amended.
(iii) Definition of “boat” amended, to include non-pleasure boats.
(iv) Definition of “service pillar” amended, such that a service pillar need not include a switchboard.
(v) New term “connection facilities” adopted for the points of a marina installation to which boats’ supply leads are intended to be connected.
(vi) Clauses relating to reduction of galvanic corrosion of boats updated and assembled as Appendix A, including updated figures.
(vii) Clarification of fault protection requirements when using transformer to provide galvanic isolation.
(viii) Requirements for common submains, including ring submains, added.
(ix) Requirements added to minimize ingress of water into wiring systems due to immersion.
(x) New Zealand requirement added for upgrading of circuit protection when undertaking repair or alteration of connection facilities.
(xi) Segregation requirements between electrical and non-electrical services added.
(xii) Maximum number of connection facilities on any service pillar increased to allow for increased numbers of boats having multiple and/or multiphase connections to the marina supply.
(xiii) Minimum height of connection facilities and circuit protection devices increased.
(xiv) Requirement added that all connection facilities on any service pillar be supplied from same switchboard.
(xv) RCDs required to have Type A functionality as minimum.
(xvi) Use of separated supply for supply to boats restricted.
(xvii) Requirements for connection of boats to marina supplies updated, including provision for use of adapter leads.
(xviii) Requirements for shore-based charging facilities for electric propulsion added.
(ix) Fault protection requirements clarified.
(xx) Periodic Assessment requirements increased, and apply in both Australia and New Zealand.
(xxi) Guidance on maximum demand updated.
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The objective of this document is to provide designers, manufacturers, boat builders and regulators with safety requirements for small boats.
In the preparation of this document reference was made to the publications listed in the bibliography. Acknowledgement is made of the assistance received therefrom.
Conformance to this Standard may be required by legislation, from a date to be set by the relevant regulating authority.
If work on an installation was commenced before publication of this edition, permission for non-conformance with this document can be granted by the relevant regulatory authority.
Certain provisions of the document have a different application in Australia and New Zealand.
A list of all parts in the AS/NZS 3004 series can be found in the Standards Australia online catalogue.
The major changes in this edition are as follows:
(a) Section 1: Scope amended. Definitions revised and updated, including —
(i) definition of boat added;
(ii) definitions relating to battery systems and battery functions added; and
(iii) definitions of supply functions added.
(b) Section 3: All matters relating to distribution systems now in this section, including —
(i) three-phase, 4-wire systems (TNC) no longer permitted.
(c) Section 6: PVC insulation and sheaths prohibited, including —
(i) wiring in occupied spaces needs to be low smoke zero halogen.
(d) Section 7: New section covering all specific requirements relating to installation of particular types of equipment, including —
(i) requirements for photovoltaic arrays added.
(e) Section 9: New section added for additional requirements for electric propulsion systems, including —
(i) provisions for connecting to shore-based charging facilities;
(f) Appendix E: New appendix providing guidance on storage, use and charging of lithium-ion batteries for portable tools.
(g) Appendix F: New appendix providing guidance for temporary supply to berthed boats for maintenance.

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The objective of this document is to specify a methodology and provide related requirements, recommendations and guidance for the design and integration of safety‐related parts of control systems (SRP/CS) that perform safety functions, including the design of software.

This document is an adoption with national modifications, and has been reproduced from, ISO 13849‑1:2023, Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General principles for design.

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The objective of this document is to specify essential safety and installation requirements for stand-alone power systems used for the supply of extra low-voltage (ELV) and low-voltage (LV) electric power.

The major changes in this edition are as follows:

(a) Expanding and clarifying the general requirements for the safe installation of stand-alone power systems.
(b) Aligning with AS/NZS 3000 supply type definitions and defining supply types for stand-alone power systems. This introduces two new supply types being a stand-alone supply and island grid supply.
(c) Providing methods for connection of supplementary supplies to stand-alone power systems, utilizing the AS/NZS 4777 series of standards.
(d) Utilizing existing Standards for installation practices for energy sources (e.g. AS/NZS 5033, AS/NZS 3010, and AS/NZS 5139) without duplication of requirements from those Standards.
(e) Providing requirements for connection of these supplies to electrical installations or single equipment loads.

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The objective of this document is to apply to the power conversion equipment (PCE) for use in Photovoltaic (PV) systems where a uniform technical level with respect to safety is necessary. This document defines the minimum requirements for the design and manufacture of PCE for protection against electric shock, energy, fire, mechanical and other hazards.

This document provides general requirements applicable to all types of PV PCE.

This document covers PCE connected to systems not exceeding maximum PV source circuit voltage of 1 500 V d.c. The equipment may also be connected to systems not exceeding 1 000 V a.c. at the a.c. mains circuits, non-mains a.c. load circuits, and to other DC source or load circuits such as batteries.

This document may be used for accessories for use with PCE, except where more appropriate standards exist.
This document has not been written to address characteristics of power sources other than photovoltaic systems, such as wind turbines, fuel cells, and rotating machine sources.

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The objective of this document is to cover the particular safety requirements relevant to d.c. to a.c. inverter products as well as products that have or perform inverter functions in addition to other functions, where the inverter is intended for use in photovoltaic power systems.

Inverters covered by this document may be grid-interactive, stand-alone, or multiple mode inverters, may be supplied by single or multiple photovoltaic modules grouped in various array configurations, and may be intended for use in conjunction with batteries or other forms of energy storage.

This document does not address grid interconnection requirements for grid-interactive inverters.

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The objective of this document is to specify the process for creating a cleanroom from requirements through to its design, construction and start-up. It applies to new, refurbished and modified cleanroom installations. It does not prescribe specific technological or contractual means of achieving these requirements. It is intended for use by users, specifiers, designers, purchasers, suppliers, builders and performance verifiers of cleanroom installations. The primary cleanliness consideration is airborne particle concentration. Detailed checklists are provided for the requirements, design, construction and start-up, which include important performance parameters to be considered. Energy management design approaches are identified to support an energy-efficient cleanroom design. Construction guidance is provided, including requirements for start-up and verification. A basic element of this document is consideration of aspects, including maintenance, that will help to ensure continued satisfactory operation for the entire life cycle of the cleanroom.

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The objective of this document is to specify requirements for the establishment of an operations control programme (OCP) to ensure efficient cleanroom operation within specified cleanliness levels. The OCP includes management of personnel, entry and exit of personnel and materials, cleaning, maintenance and monitoring.

This document specifies operational requirements that relate to —
(a) providing a system that specifies policies and operational procedures for maintaining cleanliness levels;
(b) training of personnel;
(c) transferring, installing and maintaining stationary equipment;
(d) transferring material and portable equipment into and out of the cleanroom;
(e) maintaining a personnel management programme that includes a gowning programme;
(f) maintaining a cleaning programme that addresses special cleaning;
(g) maintaining a cleanroom maintenance programme; and
(h) establishing an appropriate monitoring programme.
This document gives additional information in annexes for —
(i) personnel management;
(ii) gowning;
(iii) training; and
(iv) cleaning.
This document does not specifically address biocontamination control. For details on this topic, see ISO 14698‑1 and ISO 14698‑2.
This document does not apply to the following topics:
(A) aspects of health and safety management that have no direct bearing on contamination control;
(B) specific requirements for individual industries;
(C) specific requirements for equipment and materials used or associated with processes and products;
(D) design details of equipment; or
(E) cleaning agent compatibility with cleanroom materials.

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The objective of this document is to specify the laboratory test method for determining the field of vision for a respiratory protective device (RPD).

This document is identical to and has been reproduced from, ISO 16900‑11:2025, Respiratory protective devices — Methods of test and test equipment — Part 11: Determination of field of vision.

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The objective of this document is to specify requirements for classification of covered electrodes and deposited metal in the as-welded condition and in the post-weld heat-treated condition for manual metal arc welding of high-strength steels with a minimum yield strength greater than 500 MPa or a minimum tensile strength greater than 570 MPa.

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The objective of this document is to define a laboratory method for measuring the welding fume capture efficiency of on-torch extraction systems. The procedure only prescribes a methodology, leaving selection of the test parameters to the user, so that the effect of different variables can be evaluated.

It is applicable to integrated on-torch systems and to systems where a discrete extraction system is attached to the welding torch close to the arc area. The methodology is suitable for use with all continuous wire welding processes, all material types and all welding parameters.

The method can be used to evaluate the effects of variables such as extraction flow rate, extract nozzle position, shielding gas flow rate, welding geometry, welding torch angle, fume emission rate, etc., on capture efficiency.

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We are consulting on 3 adoptions of the following amendments to IEC standards:


AMD1 to IEC 60335-2-114, Ed.2.0
AMD1 to IEC 60335-2-106, Ed.2.0
AMD1 to IEC 62841-4-3, Ed.1.0

The proposed AS/NZS amendments were prepared by Joint Technical Committee EL-002 Safety of household and similar electrical appliances and small power transformers and power supplies.

Aligning and maintaining pace with the latest international best practices and requirements will avoid the risks to the public and workers using electrical appliances.

The proposed adoptions of relevant IEC publications for electrical appliances are either identical adoptions or modified adoptions which include Australian and New Zealand national variations.