EL-052, EL-004, FP-018, FT-020 and ME-038 Standards Proposed for Reconfirmation

Overview

We are considering the future status of the  following standards and are seeking your feedback to help determine our next steps.

Standards New Zealand and Standards Australia periodically review joint AS/NZS standards that are over 5 years old to ensure they remain fit for purpose and meet industries’ needs. As part of this process, a number of standards have been proposed for review by Standards Australia that we now need your feedback on. If you use these standards, we need you to tell us:

• Should these be reconfirmed, revised or withdrawn?
• Are they still fit for purpose?
• Do you use alternatives to meet your compliance needs?

Before any decision is made across both Australia and New Zealand, we factor in industry interest, even if you work in industries relevant to the topic of the standard but don’t use the standards, your input is helpful in forming an understanding of their place and value to your industry.

Reviewing aged standards is important and sensible approach to ensuring standards remain fit for purpose and continue to bring value in guiding good practice.

To support your review, we’ve made the full text of each standard available on our website for the duration of the consultation. This gives you full access to the documents and context needed to provide informed feedback.

By clicking on the designation of a standard in the list below, you’ll be taken to a new page in our webshop where you can view the full details of the standard.

EL-052 Electrical Energy Networks, Construction and Operation

1. SA/SNZ HB 331:2020 Overhead line design handbook

EL-004 Electrical Accessories

1. AS/NZS 3199:2020 Approval and test specification - Cord extension sets
2. AS/NZS 61210:2019 Connecting devices - Flat quick-connect terminations for electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements

FP-018 Fire safety

1. AS/NZS 3837:1998 Method of test for heat and smoke release rates for materials and products using an oxygen consumption calorimeter
2. AS/NZS 1530.3:1999 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures - Simultaneous determination of ignitability, flame propagation, heat release and smoke release

FT-020 Water Microbiology

1. AS/NZS 4276.6:2007 Water microbiology - Method 6: Coliforms, Escherichia coli and thermotolerant coliforms - Determination of most probable number (MPN)

ME-038 High Pressure Pipelines

1. AS/NZS 2885.6:2018 Pipelines - Gas and liquid petroleum - Part 6: Pipeline safety management
2. AS/NZS 1518:2002 External extruded high-density polyethylene coating system for pipes