Penetrations · Standards and evidence
What does AS 4072.1 mean for service penetrations?
AS 1530.4 is the fire test. AS 4072.1 is the standard that governs how a test result is applied — the materials, components and methods used to protect service penetrations and control joints in elements required to have an FRL, and the conditions under which a tested prototype can be relied on for the thing actually built. It is the link between a test report in a folder and a hole in a wall.
What changes the answer
- the project-applicable NCC edition
- the edition of AS 4072.1 the project references
- the AS 1530.4 test evidence behind the system
- how the proposed condition differs from the tested prototype
- the report or assessment supporting any permitted variation.
What to do next
Do not treat the standard number as a substitute for the system evidence. For a live project, work from the project documents and the report supporting the actual detail.
General information only. A conclusion about a specific condition requires the actual construction, the evidence behind it and the site condition to be reviewed.