Standards

Navigate by standard.

Practical context, decision pathways, worked engineering scenarios and links between the Standards that commonly overlap on real plant and projects.

These guides explain practical context in original language. They do not reproduce, replace or provide access to Australian Standards, and they are not project-specific engineering approval.
Mechanical steelwork
01

AS 3990

Mechanical equipment steelwork: scope, design basis, fatigue and the AS 3990 vs AS 4100 pathway.

Open standard guide
Steelwork
02

AS 4100

Steel structures: limit-states design, actions, serviceability, fatigue, connections and fabrication reliability.

Open standard guide
Access
03

AS 1657

Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders: choosing a safe access route and coordinating structural design.

Open standard guide
Pressure equipment
04

AS 4343

Pressure equipment hazard levels: the classification inputs, boundaries and what the result does — and does not — decide.

Open standard guide
Pressure equipment
05

AS 1210

Pressure vessels: design basis, vessel class, loads, fabrication, examination, testing and lifecycle risk controls.

Open standard guide
Pressure equipment
06

AS 4041

Pressure piping: scope, piping class, design conditions, flexibility, supports, fabrication, testing and change control.

Open standard guide
Pressure equipment
07

AS/NZS 3788

In-service inspection of pressure equipment: inspection planning, intervals, degradation, repair and asset history.

Open standard guide
Lifting
08

AS 4991

Lifting devices: design duty, stability, proof loading, alternative verification, marking, inspection and repair.

Open standard guide
Lifting
09

AS 1418 series

Cranes, hoists and winches: how the series is structured and which part to investigate for the actual equipment.

Open standard guide
Machinery safety
10

AS/NZS 4024 series

Safety of machinery: task-based risk reduction, inherently safer design, safeguarding and safety-related controls.

Open standard guide
HVAC & building services
11

AS 1668 series

Ventilation and air-conditioning in buildings: choose the right pathway for mechanical ventilation, natural ventilation, smoke control or microbial control.

Open standard guide
HVAC & building services
12

AS 1668.2

Mechanical ventilation in buildings: outdoor air, exhaust, make-up air, car parks, contaminant control and existing-building assessments.

Open standard guide
HVAC & building services
13

AS 1668.4

Natural ventilation of buildings: permanent openings, cross-ventilation, occupied enclosures, car parks and mixed-mode strategies.

Open standard guide
HVAC & fire/smoke control
14

AS 1668.1

Fire and smoke control in buildings: fire-mode fans, dampers, pressurization, shutdown, controls and commissioning.

Open standard guide
HVAC hygiene
15

AS/NZS 3666.1

Microbial control by design: intake location, moisture, drainage, access, cleanability and commissioning.

Open standard guide
HVAC hygiene
16

AS/NZS 3666.2

Microbial control in operation: maintenance programs, cooling water, service records, defects and lifecycle evidence.

Open standard guide