AGGA( glass and glazing association of Australia) members are reminded that the ABCB recently amended B 1.4(h)(iii) of the BCA – the 'nickel sulphide' clause. The removal of the exemption 'in accordance with AS1288' means that toughened glass and heat strengthened glass with a surface compression higher than 45 MPa must be heat soak tested, when used in sloped overhead glazed applications more than three metres above ground level and all vertical glazed applications more than five metres above ground level, unless protected by a balcony or awning.
The amendment will be available for free download via SAI Global's Info Store in the coming days.
