Passive Fire News

Passive Fire News: The Australian Building Codes Board has announced that the concession permitting reliance on old AS 1530 fire test and assessment reports has again been extended and will now expire on 1 May 2023. It's important to note that although the expiry of the concessions allowing old test & assessment reports aligns with #NCC2022, the change was actually introduced in #NCC2019 as a transitional period intended to give the industry time to comply. As such: ➡️ From 1 May 2023, practitioners working on projects approved under #NCC2019, #NCC2019Amendment1 will need ensure reports being relied upon verify systems achieve a Fire Resistance Level based on the 2014 version of the standard fire test (AS 1530.4-2014), unless confirmed otherwise by the certifying authority. ➡️ Certifiers/Building Surveyors intending to allow the use of passive fire systems which don't have an AS 1530.4-2014 report after the 1 May 2023 expiry based on the building approval being issued prior to this date need to ensure they assess and reference the passive fire systems in their building approval, rather than accept them at occupation stage. If you want to take the complexity out of passive fire compliance for your project, reach out to the team Code Consultancy Group #NCC #BCA #ABCB #Passivefire #CCGknowsNCC #CCGComplianceAssured