| SERVICE | PRODUCT | DETERMINANT | TECHNIQUE | PROCEDURE | LIMITATION / RANGE |
Evaluation of access protection products
| Fencing and gates designed for temporary installation;
| Foothold aperture; Impact resistance; Simulated climbing evaluation; Wind force overturning evaluation;
| Not applicable;
| In-house TP 3.7
AS 4687 Section 4 | |
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| Balustrading; Edge protection (including guardrails and guard rail posts);
| Static load;
| Not applicable;
| In-house TP 3.7 for the purpose of determining compliance with AS/NZS 1170.1 Section 3.6
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| Edge protection (including guardrails and guard rail posts);
| Rigidity; Static load; Strength;
| Not applicable;
| In-house TP 3.7
AS 1657 Appendices B, C and D
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| including stairways
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| Static load;
| Not applicable;
| In-house TP 3.7
AS/NZS 4994.1 Appendices A and B | |
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| Fencing and gates designed for fixed installation;
| Rigidity; Strength;
| Not applicable;
| In-house TP 3.7
AS 1926.1 Appendices B, C, D, E | |
| Safety barriers and gate units for swimming pools
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Material performance evaluation of metal products
| Reinforcing bar and steel prestressing materials for concrete;
| Tensile properties;
| Longitudinal tensile;
| In-house method TP 2.17,
AS/NZS 4672.1 Section 5.5,
AS 1391,
ISO 15630-3 Section 5
| 0.2 kN to 3000 kN
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| Fixtures and components;
| Tensile properties;
| Longitudinal tensile; Tensile tests with control of strain rate, including yield stress and proof stress; Transverse tensile;
| AS 1391,
ASTM A370, ASTM E8M,
ISO 6892-1,
in-house method TP 2.2
| 0.2 kN to 3000 kN
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| Threaded fasteners, bolts and nuts;
| Hardness;
| Rockwell - Scale C; Vickers;
| In-house method TP 1.6, In-house method TP 1.7,
AS 4291.1
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| Structural bolts
| Surface hardness
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| Tension;
| Longitudinal tensile;
| in-house method TP 2.4, in-house method TP 2.5, in-house method TP 2.11,
AS 4291.1,ASTM F606,SAE J429,ISO 3506.1, ISO 898-1,ASTM F606,
| 0.2 kN to 3000 kN,
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| wedge tensile tests of bolts; full size axial tensile tests
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| Proof load;
| To be determined;
| in-house method TP 2.3, in-house method TP 3.2,
AS 4291.1,AS/NZS 2465, AS/NZS 4291.2,
ISO 898-1,SAE J429,ASTM A370, ASTM F593, ASTM F606
| 0.2 kN to 3000 kN
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| Welded test specimens;
| Tensile properties;
| All-weld-metal tensile; Axial tensile; Longitudinal tensile; Tensile tests with control of strain rate, including yield stress and proof stress; Transverse butt tensile; Transverse joggle-butt tensile; Transverse tensile;
| in-house method TP2.8, in-house method TP 2.9,
AS 1391, AS 2205.2.1, AS 2205.2.2,
AS/NZS 3992,
ASME IX,
ASTM E8M,
AWS D1.1
| 0.2 kN to 3000 kN
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| Bend;
| Longitudinal guided bend; Slow bend on rail sections; Transverse guided bend;
| in-house method TP 4.1, AS 2205.3.1, AS 2205.3.3, AS 1085.20 Appendix K,
AS/NZS 3992, ASME IX, ISO/EN 5173
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| Fillet-break fracture;
| Macroscopic examination; Visual examination;
| in-house method TP 8.2,
AS 1665, AS 2205.4.2,
ASME IX
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| Hardness;
| Vickers;
| in-house methods TP 1.4 and TP 1.10,
AS: 1817.1, AS 2205.6.1, AS 1085.20 Appendices G2 and G3,
NACE MR0175,
ISO 15156-1
| Vickers - Hardness range 2.94 N to 294 N
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| weld macro hardness surveys
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| Impact resistance;
| Charpy (assessment of fracture appearance); Charpy (impact value); Charpy (lateral expansion);
| in-house method TP 5.1,
AS 1544.2, AS 2205.7.1,
ISO 148-1,
ASTM E23,
ASTM A370,
Lateral expansion -
in-house method TP 5.2,
AS 1544.5,
ASTM A370,
ISO 148-1,
| from ambient temperature to -100°C and at -196°C
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| Nick-break fracture;
| Macroscopic examination; Visual examination;
| in-house method TP 8.3,
AS 1665; AS 2205.4.1
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| Macroscopic integrity;
| Macroscopic examination;
| in-house method TP 8.1,
AS 2205.5.1, AS 1085.20 Appendix H,
AS/NZS 1554, AS/NZS 3992,
AWS D1.1,
ASME IX
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| Prepared metallic test specimens;
| Hardness;
| Brinell;
| in-house method TP 1.10,
AS 1816.1,
ASTM E10,
| tests to 29.4 kN
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| Bend;
| Longitudinal guided bend; Transverse guided bend;
| in-house method TP 4.1,
AS 2205.3.1, AS 2205.3.3,
AS/NZS 3992,
ASME IX,
ISO/EN 5173
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| Tensile properties;
| Longitudinal tensile; Tensile tests with control of strain rate, including yield stress and proof stress; Transverse tensile;
| AS 1391, ASTM A370, ASTM E8M, ASTM F606
ISO 6892-1 in-house method TP 2.1
| 0.2 kN to 3000 kN
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| Hardness;
| Rockwell - Scale A; Rockwell - Scale B; Rockwell - Scale C;
| in-house method TP 1.2,
AS 1815.1,
ASTM E18,
ISO 6508-1
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| Impact resistance;
| Charpy (assessment of fracture appearance); Charpy (impact value); Charpy (lateral expansion);
| in-house method TP 5.1,
AS 1544.2,
ISO 148-1,
ASTM E23,
ASTM A370,
Lateral expansion -
in-house method TP 5.2,
AS 1544.5,
ASTM A370,
ISO 148-1
| from ambient temperature
to -100°C and at -196°C
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| Compression; Shear strength;
| To be determined;
| in-house method TP 3.1
| 0.2 kN to 3000 kN
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| Hardness;
| Vickers;
| in-house method TP 1.1,
AS 1817.1,
ASTM E384,
ISO 6507-1
| 2.94 N to 294 N
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Mechanical performance evaluation of ladders, racks, scaffolds and supports
| Scaffolding and scaffolding components;
| Coefficient of friction; Stiffness; Strength;
| To be determined;
| In-house method TP 3.4 and AS/NZS 1577 Sections 3,4,5,6 Appendices A, B, C and D (scaffolding planks and decking components);
In-house method TP 3.11 and AS 1576.3 Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H (scaffolds);
In-house method TP 3.12; AS 1576.1 Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N and AS 1576.2 Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N (scaffold fittings)
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| Sliding; Static load; Dynamic load
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