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1:1998
Incorporating Amendment No. 1
This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ME-062, Ventilation and
Airconditioning. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 12 June 1998 and on behalf of the
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PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee M-062, Ventilation and Airconditioning, to supersede AS 1668.11991, The
use of mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning in buildings, Part 1: Fire and smoke
control.
This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (November 2002). The changes required by
the Amendment are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and amendment number against
the clause, note, table, figure or part thereof affected.
There is a considerable body of fire research which indicates that when a fire occurs in a
multi-compartment building, the smoke from the fire is a far greater hazard to occupant
safety than the fire itself, i.e.,
(a) Smoke obscures vision, preventing occupants from finding safe escape routes.
(b) Smoke hinders the fire brigade in its search and rescue operations.
(c) Smoke can kill by asphyxiation or by poisoning people well before the temperature of
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The terms normative and informative have been used in this Standard to define the
application of the appendix to which they apply. A normative appendix is an integral part
of a Standard, whereas an informative appendix is only for information and guidance.
Statements expressed in mandatory terms in notes to tables are deemed to be requirements
of this Standard. Figures provided in this Standard are informative.
This Standard incorporates a Commentary on some of the clauses. The Commentary
directly follows the relevant Clause, is designated by C preceding the clause number
and is printed in italics in a panel. The Commentary is for information only and does not
need to be followed for compliance with the Standard.
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AS/NZS 1668.1:1998 4
CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................ 7
1.2 SYSTEM OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................. 7
1.3 APPLICATION ......................................................................................................... 10
1.4 NEW DESIGNS AND INNOVATIONS ................................................................... 10
1.5 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS ................................................................................ 11
1.6 DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................................... 12
1.7 ACRONYMS............................................................................................................. 16
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APPENDICES
A SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM APPLICATION ....................................................... 99
B HEALTH CARE BUILDINGS................................................................................ 101
C SMOKE CONTROL IN LABORATORIES, CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
AND INDUSTRIAL PREMISES ............................................................................ 107
D RELIABILITY ........................................................................................................ 109
E WIRING SYSTEMS RATING ................................................................................ 111
F SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM COMMISSIONING TESTS .................................. 113
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S E C T I O N 1 G E N E RA L
1.1 SCOPE
This Standard sets out the minimum requirements for the design, construction, installation
and commissioning of mechanical ventilation and airconditioning systems for fire and
smoke control in multi-compartment buildings. This Standard also includes provisions that
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are applicable to single compartment buildings. Five specific methods of smoke control are
defined and the appropriate requirements specified for each.
The Standard does not include requirements for smoke control systems utilizing exhaust
from above the hot layer. Requirements for the maintenance of smoke control systems are
also not included.
NOTE: AS 1851.6 outlines management procedures for maintaining the fire and smoke control
features of air-handling systems.
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