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AS 1735.11-1986 SAA Lift Code, Part 11: Fire-rated landing doors 1986 cover

Standards Australia

Version:  Third Edition 1986.  (Current)
Sets out requirements for fire-rated landing doors for retarding the passage of fire through openings in fire-rated liftwells; it applies where doors are required to have a fire-rating certificate.
AS 1735.1.1:2022 Lifts, escalators and moving walks, Part 1.1: General requirements 2022 cover

Standards Australia

Version:  Eighth Edition 2022.  (Current)
AS 1735.1.1:2022 sets out uniform requirements and defines terms for lifts, escalators and moving walks in the AS 1735 series.
AS 1735.19:2019 Lifts, escalators and moving walks, Part 19: Safety rule for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Remote alarm on passenger and goods passenger lifts 2019 cover

Standards Australia

Version:  First Edition 2019.  (Current)
Specifies requirements for alarm systems for all types of passenger and goods passenger lifts; deals with the minimum information to be provided as part of the instruction manual related to maintenance and the rescue service.
AS 1735.12:2020 Lifts, escalators and moving walks, Part 12: Facilities for persons with disabilities (EN 81-70:2018, MOD) 2020 cover

Standards Australia

Version:  First Edition 2020.  (Current)
Adopts EN 81-70:2018 with modifications for Australia, which specifies the minimum requirements for the safe and independent access and use of lifts by a wide range of persons, including persons with disabilities.
Mesothelioma in Australia: cresting the third wave 2016 cover

Version:  2016.  (Current)
Proposes approaches to obtaining the information needed to properly estimate the risk of third-wave asbestos exposures, and guide actions that will crest a likely third-wave with minimum harm and cost to the community.
Understanding and enhancing responses to distress in the construction industry: protocol for a data linkage study 2022 cover

Version:  2022.  (Current)
This research aims to understand the characteristics, including sociodemographic characteristics, health services utilisation and contacts with non-clinical services, of individuals working within the construction industry and who experience distress, and to quantify the costs and benefits of different help-seeking pathways.
AS 4431:2019 Safe working on new lift installations in new constructions 2019 cover

Standards Australia

Version:  First Edition 2019.  (Current)
Specifies safe working provisions and practices for those responsible for, and involved in, new lift installations in new liftwells.
Drivers of Productivity: a Case Study of the Australian Construction Industry 2015 cover

Construction Economics and Building

Version:  2015.  (Current)
Wages and research and development expenditure were found to drive construction productivity at the national level and expenditure on research and development and the number of apprentices were found to be drivers of construction productivity in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia.
Waterproofing practices in Australia for building construction 2018 cover

Version:  2018.  (Current)
This paper aims to discuss Standards and Codes; membrane systems and performance, waterproofing practices, design and installation techniques, inspection and testing and quality assurance adopted by the waterproofing industry in Australia.
Suicide trends among Australian construction workers during years 2001–2019 2022 cover

Version:  2022.  (Current)
This study provides evidence of a decline in suicide rates among Australian construction workers over the last two decades; this decline may be attributable to the combined effects of population-wide, male-specific, and sector-specific suicide prevention efforts over this same period, suggesting that the continuation or expansion of such efforts may lead to further declines.