NCC 2016 Volume One
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Section E Services and Equipment
Add references to shared accommodation building and residential care building in Table E1.5 and substitute Note 4 of Table E1.5 as follows:
VIC Table E1.5 REQUIREMENTS FOR SPRINKLERS
Occupancy | When sprinklers are required |
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Residential care building other than—
|
Throughout the building. |
Shared accommodation building | Throughout the building. |
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Substitute Clause 2 of Specification E1.5 as follows:
Adoption of AS 2118
for a Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9b building: AS 2118.1; or
for a Class 2, 3, 4, 9a or 9c building: AS 2118.1, except clause 5.6.13 of AS 2118.1 does not apply and is replaced with 'Covered balconies shall be sprinkler protected.'; or
for a Class 2 or 3 building or a residential care building other than a Class 9a health-care building used as a residential aged care building or a Class 9c building: AS 2118.4 as applicable; or
for a combined sprinkler and fire hydrant system: AS 2118.6; or
for a Class 9a health care building used as a : AS 2118.4 as applicable; or
for a Class 9c building: AS 2118.4 as applicable.
Substitute Clause 4(e) of Specification E2.2a as follows:
Smoke detection system
In a Class 9c building—
if the building accommodates more than 20 residents, manual call points must be installed in paths of travel so that no point on a floor is more than 30 m from a manual call point; and
indication of the zone where the smoke detection system has actuated must be achieved by one of the following:
remote automatic indication of each zone must be given in each smoke compartment; and
indication of (aa) must be indicated on remote annunciator panels with alpha-numeric displays with a minimum of 20 characters of 9 mm minimum height; or
indication of the zone where the smoke detection system has actuated must be communicated via a suitable interface with the fire indicator panel to a portable remote communication device; and
at least one such portable remote communication device per smoke compartment must be provided to staff nominated by the owner or operator and properly instructed as to the duties and responsibilities involved; and
the portable remote communication device may be a pager with alpha-numeric display or portable telephone handset with capability of receiving alpha-numeric display.
Substitute Clause 7(b) and (c) of Specification E2.2a as follows:
System monitoring
A smoke detection system in a Class 9a health-care building, if the building accommodates more than 20 patients, unless the building is sprinklered and the sprinkler system is permanently connected to a fire station, or other approved monitoring service with a direct data link to a fire station, in accordance with Practice Note 2008-07.
(deleted).