Title AS 2118.1-1999/Amdt 1-2000 Automaticfiresprinklersystems - General requirements Licensee Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Conditions of use This is a licensed electronic copy of a document where copyright is owned or managed by Standards Australia International Your licence is a single user licence and the document may not be stored, transferred or otherwise distributed on a network You may also make one paper copy of this document if required Web Check-up AS 2118.1—1999/Amdt 1/2000-06-30 STANDARDS AUSTRALIA Amendment No to AS 2118.1—1999 Part 1: General requirements CORRECTION The 1999 edition of AS 2118.1 is amended as follows; the amendments should be inserted in the appropriate places Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited SUMMARY: This Amendment applies to the Front Cover and Inside Front Cover, Back Cover, Clauses 2.2(c)(ii)(D), 2.3.2.2, 2.3.2.3, 2.3.2.4, 2.3.2.10(e), 2.3.3.1, 2.3.3.2, 2.3.3.3, 3.1.2.1, 3.1.2.2(a), 4.3.1 (Note), 4.3.3, 4.3.4(h) (Notes), 4.4.1, 4.8.2 (Notes), 4.9.2(c), 4.10.2.4 (Note), 4.11.3, 4.13.2(g)(ii), 4.13.2 (Note), 5.5.1(a), 5.10.2(h), 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.4, 8.7.5, 8.9.1 (Note), 8.12(e), 9.3.4, 9.3.5, 9.3.6, 9.3.7, 10.1, 10.4.2.1, 11.1.3.2, 11.1.3.5, 11.1.3.7(new), 11.2.3, 12.5.1(b), 12.6.2.1, 12.8.2.1, 12.8.2.6 (Note), 12.16, Paragraphs A3.1 (Note), A3.2 (Note), A3.3 (Note), A3.4 (Notes), A4.2.1, Appendix B, Figures 4.8.2 (Notes) 5.1, and 12.18, Tables 10.2.2.2 (Note), 11.1.2, 11.1.3.2(A) (Note), 11.1.3.2(B) (Note), Commentaries C5.6.17 and C9.1 Published on 30 June 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Front Cover Delete reference to Standards New Zealand Inside Front Cover Committee interests (line 3) ‘Australian Buildings Code Board’ should read ‘Australian Building Codes Board’ Page 13 Clause 2.2(c)(ii)(D) Delete ‘H’ and insert ‘Hazard—’ Page 14 Clause 2.3.2.2 Second paragraph, last line, delete ‘Clause 2.3.1.6’ and replace with ‘Clause 2.3.2.8’ Item (e), delete ‘4000 m’ and replace with ‘4000 m2 ’ Page 14 2.3.2.3 First paragraph, last line, delete ‘Clause 2.3.2.1’ and replace with ‘Clause 2.3.2.2’ Second paragraph, line 3, delete ‘Clause 1.6.23(g)’ and replace with ‘Clause 1.6.24(g)’ Page 15 Clause 2.3.2.4 Second paragraph, last line, delete ‘Clause 5.10’ and replace with ‘Clause 5.16.4’ Third paragraph, line 2, delete ‘Clause 2.3.2.2’ and replace with ‘Clause 2.3.2.3’ ISBN 7337 3489 AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Page 17 Clause 2.3.2.10(e), line Delete ‘Figure 4.4.1’ and replace with ‘Figure 4.3.1’ Page 18 Clause 2.3.3.1 First line, delete ‘Clause 1.6.17’ replace with ‘Clause 1.6.18’ Last line, delete ‘Clause 2.3.3.3’ and replace with ‘Clause 2.3.3.4’ Page 18 Clause 2.3.3.2, last line Delete ‘Clause 2.3.2.2’ and replace with ‘Clauses 2.3.2.2 and 2.3.2.10’ Page 19 Clause 2.3.3.3, second paragraph Delete existing paragraph and replace with the following: Occupancy classification and the commodities to be protected by ESFR sprinklersystems shall be in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 13 — 1999, and restricted to those in the current Factory Mutual Loss Prevention Data (Data Sheets 2–2 and 8–9) or the UL listing for the particular sprinkler, as appropriate Page 21 Clause 3.1.2.1, second paragraph, line Delete ‘within’ and replace with ‘with’ Page 21 Clause 3.1.2.2(a) Delete ‘Spray’ and replace with ‘Pendent Spray’ Page 28 Clause 4.3.1, Note Delete existing text and replace with the following: See Figure 4.3.1 for the symbols used in Figures 4.3.2, 4.3.3 and 4.3.4 Pages 28 and 29 Clause 4.3.3 Item (a)(i), line 2, delete ‘Clause 9.2 and replace with ‘Clause 9.3’ Item (c)(i), line 3, delete ‘Clause 9.2 and replace with ‘Clause 9.3’ Item (c)(ii), line 4, delete ‘Clause 9.2 and replace with ‘Clause 9.3’ Page 31 Clause 4.3.4(h), Note 2, line Delete the word ‘interpretating’ and replace with ‘interpreting’ Page 39 Clause 4.4.1, first paragraph, last line Insert ‘system’ after ‘sprinkler’ AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Page 43 Figure 4.8.2, Notes Add the following, immediately after the word ‘Notes’: ‘Where a vortex plate is installed, the following may be applied:’ Page 48 Clause 4.9.2(c) Delete ‘ML’ and replace with ‘1 ML’ Page 50 Clause 4.10.2.4, Note, line Delete second last sentence and replace with ‘Curves relate to pressure and flow only.’ Page 51 Clause 4.11.3, first paragraph, last line Delete ‘Figure 4.8.2’ and replace with ‘Figures 4.8.2 and 4.8.3’ Page 57 Clause 4.13.2(g)(ii), definition for P2 Delete existing text and replace with the following: P2 = minimum pressure required at the highest sprinklers when all the water is expelled from the tank, i.e Light Hazard: 190 kPa Ordinary Hazard: OH 70 kPa OH 110 kPa OH 140 kPa OH Special 170 kPa Plus, in each case, the pressure loss (at the maximum rate of flow for the appropriate hazard class specified in Clauses 9.3 and 10.2) in the piping, including all valves, between the outlet from the pressure tank and the installation gauge, or 30 kPa, whichever is the greater AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Page 58 Clause 4.13.2, Note, line Delete ‘Clause 9.2’ and replace with ‘Clause 9.3’ Page 61 Figure 5.1 Delete ‘(see Note to Clause 11.3.2)’ Page 65 Clause 5.5.1(a), line Delete ‘Clause 1.6.23(f)’ and replace with ‘Clause 1.6.24(f)’ AMDT No JUNE 2000 Page 73 Commentary C5.6.17 Delete existing commentary and replace with the following: C5.6.17 Modern commercial cooking facilities may require proprietary fire suppression systems due to the increased hazard of high-temperature cooking oils and improved insulation in deep fat fryers Therefore, sprinkler protection may be inadequate and the provision of listed range hood and duct systems should be considered AMDT No JUNE 2000 Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Page 77 Clause 5.10.2(h), line Delete ‘Clause 2.3.2.3’ and replace with ‘Clause 2.3.2.4’ Page 78 Clause 6.2.1, second paragraph Delete ‘Clause 1.6.23’ and replace with ‘Clause 1.6.24’ Page 78 Clause 6.2.2, second paragraph Delete ‘Clause 1.6.16’ and replace with ‘Clause 1.6.17’ Page 78 Clause 6.2.3, second paragraph Delete ‘Clause 1.6.18’ and replace with ‘Clause 1.6.19’ Page 79 Clause 6.2.4, first paragraph Delete ‘Clause 1.6.11’ and replace with ‘Clause 1.6.12’ Page 79 Clause 6.4, line Delete ‘Clause 9.4.1.1’ and replace with ‘Clause 9.4.1’ Page 87 Clause 8.7.5, line Delete ‘Clause 2.3.2.5’ and replace with ‘Clause 2.3.2.4’ Page 87 Clause 8.9.1, Note, line Delete ‘Clause 2.3.2.6’ and replace with ‘Clause 2.3.2.7’ Page 90 Clause 8.12(e) Delete ‘Clause 4.14’ and replace with ‘Clause 4.13’ Page 92 Commentary C91, last line Delete ‘Section 2’ and replace with ‘Appendix A’ Page 92 Clause 9.3.4 Delete ‘Clause 4.9’ and replace with ‘Clause 4.8’ AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Page 93 Clause 9.3.5, last line Delete ‘Clause 4.14’ and replace with ‘Clause 4.13’ Page 93 Clause 9.3.6 Item (b), last line, delete ‘Clause 9.2’ replace with ‘Clause 9.3’ Item (c), last line, delete ‘Clause 12.8.2.3’ replace with ‘Clause 12.8.2.4’ Page 93 Clause 9.3.7, second paragraph Delete ‘Clause 4.15’ and replace with ‘Clause 4.14’ Page 95 Clause 10.1 Item (b)(ii), delete ‘14 m2 ’ and replace with ‘144 m2 ’ Item (b)(iv), delete ‘3260 m2 ’ and replace with ‘360 m2’ Page 97 Note to Table 10.2.2.2, definition for k Delete ‘Table 4.10.2’ and replace with ‘Clause 4.10.2.4’ Page 99 Clause 10.4.2.1 Delete 2nd paragraph Page 99 Clause 10.4.2.2 Insert the following as the first paragraph: Figure 10.4.2.1 illustrates piping arrangements showing the various design points from which the piping shall be calculated hydraulically Piping at the extremities of systems downstream of each design point (16/18-sprinkler point) shall comply with the requirements of Table 10.4.2.2 Page 105 Clause 11.1.3.2 First paragraph, line 3, delete ‘Clause 2.2.4.2’ and replace with ‘Clause 2.2’ Second paragraph, line 4, delete ‘Clause 5.7.7’ and replace with ‘Clause 5.7.8’ Page 106 Table 11.1.2 Line 9, column 3, commencing ‘Exhibition halls ) delete ‘260’ and replace with ‘360’ Line 17, columns and 3, (processing) delete ‘12.0’ (in column 2) and ‘260’ (in column 3) and relocate to line 18 (commencing ‘Foam rubber goods ‘), columns and respectively AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Page 107 Table 11.1.3.2(A) First column heading, delete reference to Note Delete Note Page 107 Table 11.1.3.2(B) First column heading, delete reference to Note Delete Note Note 3, delete ‘(see Table 2.2.4.2)’ and replace with ‘(see Clause 11.1.3)’ Page 110 Clause 11.1.3.5, line Delete ‘encased’ and replace with ‘unencased’ Page 111 New Clause 11.1.3.7 Insert new Clause as follows: 11.1.3.7 Encapsulation Where storage is encapsulated (see Clause 1.6.7) discharge densities listed in Tables 11.1.3.2(A) and 11.1.3.2(B) shall be increased by 50% for Category and 25% for Category 2, with no increases for Categories and These required increases in discharge density shall also apply where intermediate sprinklers are provided AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Page 118 Clause 11.2.3 Delete ‘4.13’ Page 130 Clause 12.5.1(b), line Delete ‘(see Figures 12.5.1(C) and (D))’ and replace with ‘(see Figure 12.5.1(C))’ Page 132 Clause 12.6.2.1, third paragraph, last line Delete ‘(see Figures 12.5.1(A), (B), (C) and (D))’ and replace with ‘(see Figures 12.5.1(A) and (C))’ Page 132 Clause 12.8.2.1, line Delete ‘Clause 4.1.2’ and replace with ‘Clause 4.10.2.1’ Page 133 Clause 12.8.2.6, Note, line Delete ‘Figure 4.11.2’ and replace with ‘Figure 4.10.2’ Page 137 Clause 12.16, line Delete ‘Figure 12.18’ and replace with ‘Figure 12.6’ AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Licensed to LUU MINH LUAN on 25 Feb 2002 Single user licence only Storage, distribution or use on network prohibited AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000AMDT No JUNE 2000 Page 144 Figure caption Delete ‘12.18’ and replace with ‘12.6’ Page 145 Appendix A, Paragraph A3.1, Note Delete existing Note and replace with the following: NOTE: OH occupancies exclude woodworking, painting and any other high fire load areas that are to be treated as Ordinary Hazard (OH 3) In areas where there is storage of stock within the occupancies described in Paragraph A3.1 in excess of the storage heights set out in Table A3.2.1, High Hazard protection will be required Page 146 Appendix A, Paragraph A3.2, Note Delete existing Note and replace with the following: NOTE: OH occupancies exclude woodworking, painting and any other high fire load areas that are to be treated as OH occupancies In areas where there is storage of stock within the occupancies described in Paragraph A3.2 in excess of the storage heights set out in Table A3.2.1, High Hazard protection will be required Page 148 Appendix A, Paragaraph A3.3, Note Delete existing Note and replace with the following: NOTE: High Hazard protection is required in areas where there is storage of stock within the occupancies described in Paragraph A3.3 in excess of the storage heights set out in Table A3.2.1 Page 149 Appendix A, Paragraph A3.4, Note Delete existing Note and replace with the following: High Hazard protection is required in areas where there is storage of stock within the occupancies described in Paragraph A3.4 in excess of the storage heights set out in Table A3.2.1 Page 150 Appendix A, Paragraph A4.2.1, second paragraph, line Delete ‘Paragraph A3.2.2 to A3.2.5’ and replace with ‘Paragraphs A4.2.2 to A4.2.5’ Page 154 Appendix B Line 9, delete ‘4426.1’ and replace with ‘4428.1’ Add the following at the end of the list: NFPA 13 — 1999AMDT No JUNE 2000 Back Cover Delete reference to Standards New Zealand ... distribution or use on network prohibited AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 Page 93 Clause 9.3.5, last line Delete ‘Clause 4.14’... AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 Page 77 Clause 5.10.2(h), line Delete... Commentaries C5.6.17 and C9.1 Published on 30 June 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 AMDT No JUNE 2000 Front Cover Delete reference to Standards