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AS/NZS 4994.1:2023
[Current]Temporary edge protection, Part 1: General requirements
AS/NZS 4994.1:2023 specifies requirements for the design, manufacture, installation and testing of temporary edge protection equipment used on roofs having slopes not greater than 35° to the horizontal and for other exposed edges, prior to the installation of the permanent walling materials.
Published: 10/11/2023
Pages: 42
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Normative references
1.3 Terms and definitions
1.4 New designs and innovations
1.5 Types of edge protection
1.6 Product information
2 Materials and components
2.1 Materials
2.2 Surface finish of steel products
2.2.1 General
2.2.2 Fabricated components
2.2.3 Straight components
2.3 Scaffolding equipment
2.4 Chains and rope
3 Design
3.1 General
3.2 Roof edge protection
3.3 Other edges protection
3.4 Principles of design
3.4.1 General
3.4.2 Design of roof edge protection
3.4.3 Design of general edge protection
3.5 Basis of design
3.5.1 General
3.5.2 Design requirements for edge protection
3.5.3 Material fatigue
3.5.4 Prefabricated elements
3.6 Configuration
3.6.1 General
3.6.2 Rails
3.6.3 Toeboards
3.6.4 Structural infill panel
3.6.5 Non-structural infill panels
3.6.6 Inclination
3.7 Personnel access
3.8 Design loads
3.9 Deflection limits
3.10 Supporting structure
3.10.1 Roof edge protection
3.10.2 Other edge protection
3.11 Scaffolding equipment
3.12 Maintenance
4 Testing, marking and information
4.1 Testing
4.1.1 General
4.1.2 Testing infill panel types
4.2 Marking
Appendix A
A.1 Scope
A.2 Test requirements
A.3 Apparatus
A.4 Procedure
A.4.1 General
A.4.2 Horizontal test inward
A.4.3 Horizontal test outward
A.5 Acceptance criteria
A.6 Report
Appendix B
B.1 Scope
B.2 Test requirements
B.3 Apparatus
B.4 Procedure
B.4.1 Vertical test downward
B.4.2 Horizontal test inward
B.4.3 Horizontal test outward
B.5 Acceptance criteria
B.6 Report
Appendix C
C.1 Scope
C.2 Test requirements
C.3 Apparatus
C.4 General guidance
C.5 Procedure
C.6 Acceptance criteria
C.7 Report
Appendix D
D.1 Scope
D.2 Test requirements
D.3 Apparatus
D.4 General guidance
D.5 Procedure
D.6 Acceptance criteria
D.7 Report
Appendix E
E.1 Scope
E.2 Test requirements
E.3 Apparatus
E.4 General guidance
E.5 Procedure
E.6 Acceptance criteria
E.7 Report
Appendix F
Appendix G
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