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AS 2118.1-1999/Amdt 1-2000 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - General
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AS 2118.1—1999/Amdt 1/2000-06-30

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
Amendment No. 1
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.

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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 2000.

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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
1

Second paragraph, last line, delete ‘Clause 2.3.1.6’ and replace with ‘Clause 2.3.2.8’.

2

Item (e), delete ‘4000 m’ and replace with ‘4000 m2 ’.

Page 14 2.3.2.3
1

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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
1

Second paragraph, last line, delete ‘Clause 5.10’ and replace with ‘Clause 5.16.4’.

2

Third paragraph, line 2, delete ‘Clause 2.3.2.2’ and replace with ‘Clause 2.3.2.3’.

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Page 17 Clause 2.3.2.10(e), line 2
Delete ‘Figure 4.4.1’ and replace with ‘Figure 4.3.1’.
Page 18 Clause 2.3.3.1
1

First line, delete ‘Clause 1.6.17’ replace with ‘Clause 1.6.18’.

2

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 sprinkler systems
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 4
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
1

Item (a)(i), line 2, delete ‘Clause 9.2 and replace with ‘Clause 9.3’.

2

Item (c)(i), line 3, delete ‘Clause 9.2 and replace with ‘Clause 9.3’.

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 7
Delete the word ‘interpretating’ and replace with ‘interpreting’.
Page 39 Clause 4.4.1, first paragraph, last line
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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 4
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 1 .......................................................................................... 70 kPa
OH 2 ........................................................................................ 110 kPa
OH 3 ........................................................................................ 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.

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Page 58 Clause 4.13.2, Note, line 3
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 1
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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.

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Page 77 Clause 5.10.2(h), line 1
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 2
Delete ‘Clause 9.4.1.1’ and replace with ‘Clause 9.4.1’.
Page 87 Clause 8.7.5, line 2
Delete ‘Clause 2.3.2.5’ and replace with ‘Clause 2.3.2.4’.
Page 87 Clause 8.9.1, Note, line 2
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’.


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Page 93 Clause 9.3.5, last line
Delete ‘Clause 4.14’ and replace with ‘Clause 4.13’.
Page 93 Clause 9.3.6
1

Item (b), last line, delete ‘Clause 9.2’ replace with ‘Clause 9.3’.

2

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
1

Item (b)(ii), delete ‘14 m2 ’ and replace with ‘144 m2 ’.

2

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
1

First paragraph, line 3, delete ‘Clause 2.2.4.2’ and replace with ‘Clause 2.2’.

2

Second paragraph, line 4, delete ‘Clause 5.7.7’ and replace with ‘Clause 5.7.8’.

Page 106 Table 11.1.2
1

Line 9, column 3, commencing ‘Exhibition halls. . . . . ) delete ‘260’ and replace with
‘360’.

2

Line 17, columns 2 and 3, (processing) delete ‘12.0’ (in column 2) and ‘260’ (in
column 3) and relocate to line 18 (commencing ‘Foam rubber goods . . . ‘), columns 2

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Page 107 Table 11.1.3.2(A)
1

First column heading, delete reference to Note 1.

2


Delete Note 1.

Page 107 Table 11.1.3.2(B)
1

First column heading, delete reference to Note 1.

2

Delete Note 1.

3

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 1
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 1 and 25% for
Category 2, with no increases for Categories 3 and 4. These required increases in discharge
density shall also apply where intermediate sprinklers are provided.

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Page 118 Clause 11.2.3
Delete ‘4.13’.
Page 130 Clause 12.5.1(b), line 2
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 2

Delete ‘Clause 4.1.2’ and replace with ‘Clause 4.10.2.1’.
Page 133 Clause 12.8.2.6, Note, line 1
Delete ‘Figure 4.11.2’ and replace with ‘Figure 4.10.2’.
Page 137 Clause 12.16, line 3
Delete ‘Figure 12.18’ and replace with ‘Figure 12.6’.


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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 1 occupancies exclude woodworking, painting and any other high fire load areas that are
to be treated as Ordinary Hazard 3 (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 2 occupancies exclude woodworking, painting and any other high fire load areas that are
to be treated as OH 3 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 2
Delete existing Note 2 and replace with the following:
2 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 2
Delete ‘Paragraph A3.2.2 to A3.2.5’ and replace with ‘Paragraphs A4.2.2 to A4.2.5’.
Page 154 Appendix B
1

Line 9, delete ‘4426.1’ and replace with ‘4428.1’.

2

Add the following at the end of the list:
NFPA 13 — 1999.

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Back Cover
Delete reference to Standards New Zealand.