Under NSW law, a variety of systems, equipment, products and materials must meet Australian Standards.

Standards are established to ensure that certain requirements are addressed. They outline requirements such as:

• quality
• performance
• construction design
• endurance
• time specificity
• systems or processes
• certain hazards and controls.

Standards are also developed from:

• commonly adopted practices in certain industries
• agreement between management and workers
• as a result of recommendations from advisory bodies.

Further Information

Visit the Standards Australia website:
 www.standards.org.au