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Information last reviewed at:
17 August 2007

Use of Fire-Retardant Coatings

• Revised BCA provisions to remove restrictions on use of  fire retardant coatings

The use of fire retardant coatings is limited by the DTS provisions of the BCA, particularly due to the application of C.10 (b). Also the use of fire retardant coatings within BCA DTS provisions is inconsistent between Volume One and Volume Two.  This matter was the subject of a Fire Code Reform Centre research project and recent research commissioned directly by the ABCB.

A Consultation Paper to be considered by the BCC and Board using regulatory review principles.