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Archived Compliance Documents

Previous versions of Compliance Documents that have been superseded are available for reference as PDF files below.

Note: prior to 31 March 2005 these documents were called "Approved Documents", and in general are not available from this archive.

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B1 Structure | B2 Durability | C Fire Safety | D1 Access Routes | D2 Mechanical installations for Access | E1 Surface Water | E2 External Moisture | F1 Hazardous Agents on Site | F3 Hazardous Substances and Processes | F4 Safety from Falling | F6 Visibility in Escape Routes | F7 Warning Systems | G1 Personal Hygiene | G4 Ventilation |  G9 Electricity | G10 Piped Services | G11 Gas as an Energy Source | G12 Water Supplies | G13 Foul Water | G14 Industrial Liquid Waste | G15 Solid Waste | H1 Energy Efficiency

B1 Structure

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
First Amendment 9 plus erratum 1 [PDF 1.29 MB, 90 pages] not available
Amendment 9 [PDF 1.51 MB, 90 pages] not available
Amendment 8 [PDF 2.37 MB, 89 pages] not available
Amendment 7 [PDF 1.26 MB, 88 pages] not available
Amendment 6 [PDF 1.01 MB, 88 pages] not available

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B2 Durability

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
First Amendment 6 [PDF 371 KB, 24 pages] not available
Amendment 5 [PDF 192 KB, 22 pages] not available

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C Fire Safety

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
First Amendment 7 [PDF 2.03 MB, 230 pages] not available
Amendment 6 (unpublished - consequential amendment from changes to clause F6 not available
Amendment 5 [PDF 1.80 MB, 221 pages Amendment 5 [PDF 234 KB, 38 pages]
Amendment 4 [PDF 2 MB, 228 pages] Amendment 4 [PDF 409 KB, 60 pages]
Amendment 3 [PDF 1.43 MB, 228 pages] not available

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D1 Access Routes

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
Second Unamended [PDF 2.75 MB, 48 pages] not available

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D2 Mechanical installations for Access

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
First Amendment 4 [PDF  1.20 MB, 24 pages] not available

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E1 Surface Water

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
First Amendment 7 [PDF 1.28 MB, 48 pages] not available
  Amendment 6 [PDF 1.1 MB,  48 pages] not available

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E2 External Moisture

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
Third Amendment 4 [PDF 12.4 MB, 196 pages] not available
Amendment 3 [PDF 14.8 MB, 184 pages] not available
Erratum 1 [PDF 12.6 MB, 184 pages] Erratum 1 [PDF 46 KB, 3 pages]
Amendment 2 [PDF 13.3 MB, 184 pages] not available
Amendment 1 [PDF 15.1 MB, 182 pages] not available

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F1 Hazardous Agents on Site

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
First Unamended [PDF 1.11 MB, 19 pages] not available

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F3 Hazardous Substances and Processes

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
First Amendment 1[PDF 380 KB, 32 pages] not available

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F4 Safety from Falling

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
Third Unamended [PDF 542 KB, 22 pages] no available
Second Amendment 4[ PDF 1.40 KB, 12 pages] not available

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F6 Visibility in Escape Routes

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
Second Amendment 1 [PDF 163 KB, 18 pages] not available
Unamended [PDF 138 KB, 11 pages] not available 

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F7 Warning Systems

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
Third Amendment 5 [PDF 304 KB, 20 pages] Amendment 5 [PDF 54 KB, 5 pages]
Amendment 4 [PDF 103 KB, 20 pages] not available 

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G1 Personal Hygiene

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
Second Amendment 4 [PDF 498 KB, 27 pages] not available

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G4 Ventilation

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
Second Amendment 1[PDF 157 KB, 18 pages] not available
Unamended [PDF 347 KB, 18 pages] not available

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G9 Electricity

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
First Amendment 4 [PDF135 KB, 16 pages] not available]
Amendment 3 [PDF 128 KB, 11 pages] not available 

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G10 Piped Services

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
First Amendment 4 [PDF 136 KB, 22 pages] not avaialble
Amendment 3 [PDF 132 KB, 17 pages] not available 

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G11 Gas as an Energy Source

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
First Amendment 3 [PDF 126 KB, 18 pages] not avaialble
Amendment 2 [PDF 120 KB, 12 pages] not available 

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G12 Water Supplies

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
Third Unamended [PDF 1.48 MB, 68 pages] not available
Second Amendment 6 [PDF 1,013 KB, 46 pages] not available
Amendment 5 [PDF 1,008 KB, 39 pages] not available

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G13 Foul Water

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
Second Amendment 2 [PDF 1.92 KB, 60 pages] not available
Unamended  [PDF 1.88 MB, 52 pages] not available

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G14 Industrial Liquid Waste

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
Second Unamended [PDF 505 KB, 28 pages] not available 
First Amendment 2 [PDF 531 KB, 26 pages] not available

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G15 Solid Waste

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
First Amendment 2 [PDF 340 KB, 14 pages] not available

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H1 Energy Efficiency

Edition Amendment version Amended pages
Third Unamended [PDF 205 KB, 32 pages] not available
Second Amendment 1 [PDF 205 KB, 15 pages] not available

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