AS1670.

1 2015
Firedetection,warning,controland
intercomsystemsSystemdesign,
installationandcommissioning
Presentedby:
DAVIDISAAC
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NEWSECTION7 SMOKECONTROL

RELOCATIONOFSMOKEDETECTION,
INITIATIONANDCONTROLREQUIREMENTS
FROMAS1668.1&AS4428.7TOAS1670.1

CHANGESANDWHATTHEYMEAN
 PURPOSEOFREVISION
Overdueupdateof17&11yearoldStandards.
Combinepreviouslyfragmentedinformationinto
asinglepractitionersdocument.
Provideclarificationaroundknown
misinterpretations.
Removeconfusionintheindustryinthe
differencesbetweenAS1670.1andAS1668.1
smokedetectionsystems.
Provideimprovedlanguage,definitionstructure
andrelevantupdateddiagrams.
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NewSectioncombiningrelevantinformation
fromAS1668.1,AS4428.7,AS1670.1andBCA
SpecE2.2aClause5.
Setsouttherequirementsforsmokedetection,
initiationandcontrolofairhandlingsystems
requiredtooperateinfiremode(systemsdetailedin
AS1668.12015).
Detectionandcontrolisrequiredtocomplywithall
othersectionsofAS1670.1exceptwherevariedby
Section7.
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Changes FireFanControlPanels:
AlltheFireFanControlPanel(FFCP)requirements
fromAS4428.7andAS1668.1havebeen
incorporatedintoSection7ofAS1670.1and
madeconsistent(rectifyingpreviousconflicts).
Requirementsforphasefailfaultconditionsat
MSSBsservingsmokecontrolsystemsclearly
definedintermsofhowtheyareindicatedonthe
FIPandFFCP.
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Changes includessmokedetectionforhot
smokelayersystems(subjecttofutureNCC
reference):
Thelegislativerequirementspreviouslyonly
existedinNCCBCASpecE2.2aClause5.
IntimetheNCCmayreferencetherelevantparts
ofSection7ofAS1670.1&AS1668.1.
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Changescont:
ReferencetothetermOccupiedspaceinrelation
todetectionrequirementschangedtoadefined
termCirculationSpace.
Requirementtousephotoelectrictypesmoke
detectiontechnologyforallsmokecontrol
initiatingsystems.ThisalignswithAS1670.1and
BCArequirementsforpathsoftraveltoexits,
sleepingareas,patientcareareasandatria.
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Changescont:
Detectionspacingreducedfrom20mto15m
Removalofrequirementforreturnairsmoke
detectionbasedondetectioninstalledin
compliancewithSection7.
Clarificationaroundsmokedetectionincarparks
servedbypressurisedexitsystemsandlifts.
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Changescont:
Minimumfaulttolerancerequirementsand
redundancyspecifiedwhereasinglefaultshallnot
disablemorethanonesmokecontrolzone(previously
looselydefined).
Minimumwiringprotectionsystemsdefinedfor
initiatingsmokedetectionandFFCPcontrolwiring.
ExclusionofBMS,DDCandPLCbasedcontrolsystems
fromactivationandcontrolofsmokecontrolsystems.
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Changescont:
MethodofinterfaceofFFCPwiringtoMSSBsand
MCCsclearlydefined.
Requirementforheatdetectorsincarparkswith
nosprinklersandfittedwithventilationcomplying
withAS1668.2.
ElectricalreferencetoAS/CAS009fordetection
andcontrolasopposedtopreviousreferenceto
AS3000.
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KitchenHoodexhaustsystems:

Nowrequiredtocontinuetoruninfiremodeif
alreadyrunning.
Ifformingpartofthesmokecontrolsystem,must
havecontrolsandindicatorsontheFFCP.
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Morechanges:
Baselinedata,testresults&documentationshall
bereadilyavailableatthesite
Improveddocumentationrequirements:
Requirementstoconsultwiththemechanicaldesigner
Designdocumentation(e.g.Firesystemscause&
Effects)
O&Minstructions&equipmentschedules
Improvedtestingrequirementsmovedto
appendixasinformativetext
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CONCLUSION
Themergingandintegrationoftherequirements
ofthesestandardsintoasingledocumenthas
beenahugeundertaking.
Publiccommentinputwasofahighstandard.
TheStandardswillrunforaminimumthreeyears
inthenextthreeyearNCCedition.
Wearepreparingforanamendmentattheendof
thatperiodtoaddressanyunintendedissuesasa
resultofthesemajorrevisions.
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