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Fire Protection

Fire protection Standards recently referenced in regulations

The Department of Building and Housing (DBH) recently referenced the following Standards in Compliance Documents to the New Zealand Building Code, effective from 1 November 2008:

  • Fire hose reels, Amendment 1 to AS/NZS 1221:1997, referenced in C/AS1.  Download this amendment (free).  (Note that a charge applies for hard copies of amendments.)
  • Hand operated fire-fighting equipment, NZS 4503:2005, referenced in C/AS1. 
  • Automatic fire sprinkler systems, NZS 4541:2007, referenced in  F7/AS1 and C/AS1.