The following is a list of applicable terms and phrases used in Access Standards and legislation.
| Term | Definition | Reference Document | Reference Clause |
| ABCB | means the Australian Buildings Codes Board | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| ability (faculty) | identifiable human attribute, including but not exclusively, to walk, to speak, to hear, to see, to feel by touch, to taste, to understand, and recognize | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.1 |
| Access Code | means the Access Code for Buildings, prepared by the Office of the Australian Building Codes Board, a copy of the text of which is set out in Schedule 1. | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| Access driveway | A roadway extending from the edge of the frontage roadway to the property boundary to connect with the first ramp, circulation roadway, parking aisle or domestic driveway encountered, and carrying one- or two-way traffic (see Figure 2.1) | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.1 |
| accessibility (buildings or parts of buildings) | provision of buildings or parts of buildings for people, regardless of disability, age or gender, to be able to gain access to them, into them, to use them and exit from them | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.2 |
| Accessible | Describes all or part of a site, building or facility that complies with this Standard, and that can be approached, entered and used by people with disabilities. | AS 1428.2-1992 | Clause 4.1 |
| Accessible | Having features to enable use by people with a disability. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.1 |
| Accessible | Having features to enable use by people with a disability | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.1 |
| Accessible | complying with the floor space requirements described in AS 1428.1 and able to be approached, entered and used by people with a disability, including those who rely upon a wheelchair | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.1 |
| Accessible | means having features to enable use by people with a disability. | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Accessible entrance | An entrance to a facility or establishment served by the car park, suitable for pedestrian or wheelchair use by people with disabilities | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.2 |
| Accessible housing unit | housing unit with features already in place to facilitate use by a person with a disability or progressive frailty | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.2 |
| Accessible Public Transport Jurisdictional Committee | Accessible Public Transport Jurisdictional Committee has the meaning given by subregulation 5 (2) of the Disability Discrimination Regulations 1996 | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| Accessible travel path | An uninterrupted path of travel to or within a building providing pedestrian or wheelchair access for people with disabilities from a parking space to all required facilities | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.3 |
| Accessway | means a continuous accessible path of travel (as defined in AS 1428.1) to, into or within a building | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Act | means the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| Active leaf | In a door with two leaves, the leaf that carries the latching or locking mechanism and typically has an operable handle. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.2 |
| Adaptable housing unit | housing unit which is designed and constructed to meet the performance requirements stated in Clause 2.2 and to include the essential features listed in Appendix A. An adaptable housing unit is designed in such a way that it can be modified easily in the future to become accessible to both occupants and visitors with disabilities or progressive frailties | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.3 |
| affected part | affected part, of a building, has the meaning given by subsection 2.1 (5). | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| Aged care building | means a Class 9c building for residential accommodation of aged persons who, due to varying degrees of incapacity associated with the ageing process, are provided with personal care services and 24 hour staff assistance to evacuate the building during an emergency. | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Alteration | in relation to a building, includes an addition or extension to a building | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Alternative Solution | means a Performance Solution | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Alternative Solution | is a BCA definition and means a Building Solution which complies with the Performance Requirements other than by reason of satisfying the DTS Provisions. | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Ambulant people with disabilities | People who are able to walk but have mobility or manipulative impairments. | AS 1428.2-1992 | Clause 4.2 |
| Angle of approach | The angle between the centre-line of one continuous accessible path of travel and the centre-line of an intersecting continuous accessible path of travel. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.3 |
| Angle of approach | The angle between the centre-line of one continuous accessible path of travel and the centre-line of an intersecting continuous accessible path of travel. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.1 |
| area of rescue assistance | building space directly adjoining, and visible from, a main vertical evacuation route, robustly and reliably protected from heat, smoke and flame during and after a fire, where people can temporarily wait with confidence for further information, instructions, and/or rescue assistance, without obstructing or interfering with the evacuation travel of other building users | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.3 |
| Assembly area(s) | The designated place or places where people assemble during the course of an evacuation | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.1 |
| Assembly building | means a building where people may assemble for— (a) civic, theatrical, social, political or religious purposes including a library, theatre, public hall or place of worship; or (b) educational purposes in a school, early childhood centre, preschool, or the like; or (c) entertainment, recreational or sporting purposes including— (i) a discotheque, nightclub or a bar area of a hotel or motel providing live entertainment or containing a dance floor; or (ii) a cinema; or (iii) a sports stadium, sporting or other club; or (d) transit purposes including a bus station, railway station, airport or ferry terminal. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Assessment Method | means a method that can be used for determining that a Performance Solution or Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution complies with the Performance Requirements |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Assessment Method | is a BCA definition and means a method used for determining that a Building Solution complies with the Performance Requirements | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| assisted evacuation | strategy that exists during which a designated person or persons provide assistance, during an emergency, to another person to leave a building or a specific part of the built environment and to reach a final place of safety | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.4 |
| Assistive listening system (ALS) | 1 A system for enhancing speech intelligibility ‘of sound’ at the ear of the listener by enhancing a speech signal or conversation to achieve a signal to noise ratio (S/N) by reducing background noise and reverberation and increasing volume. 2 A transmitting and receiving system to aid listening by increasing the signal to a desired level above the background noise and providing an amplification of sound to improve speech intelligibility and acoustic qualities for people who are hearing impaired. |
AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.1 |
| assistive product | product especially produced or generally available, for preventing, compensating for, monitoring, relieving or neutralizing impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.5 |
| attention pattern | tactile walking surface indicators (TWSis) that call attention to particular decision points | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.6 |
| audio description | verbal narration that conveys the visual aspects of a presentation or performance | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.7 |
| Audio frequency induction loop system (AFILS) | An amplified transmitting sound system that is connected to a loop cable that generates a magnetic field, which is utilized by a person wearing a hearing prosthesis with a T-switch. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.2 |
| Auslan (Australian Sign Language) | The sign language used by the Deaf community in Australia, which is a recognized community language. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.3 |
| B85 vehicle | The design motor car whose physical dimensions represent the 85th percentile class of all cars and light vans on the road (see Appendix B, Paragraph B2) | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.6 |
| B99 vehicle | The design motor car whose physical dimensions represent the 99.8th percentile class of all cars and light vans on the road (see Appendix B, Paragraph B2) | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.7 |
| Backstage | means a space associated with, and adjacent to, a stage in a Class 9b building for scenery, props, equipment, dressing rooms, or the like | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Base dimension | The value of a particular design dimension before any operating clearances have been added | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.4 |
| BCA | BCA means the Building Code of Australia. | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Blind aisle | A parking aisle closed at one end | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.5 |
| Bomb | A device of any size or shape, which can look obvious or be camouflaged, may vary in its sophistication, and may not necessarily explode (i.e. incendiaries, toxic/noxious substances, sharps, animals/reptiles). May be referred to as an improvised explosive device (IED). | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.2 |
| Bomb threat | A threat, written or verbal, delivered by electronic, oral, or other medium, threatening to place or use an explosive, chemical, biological, or radiological device at a time, date, place or against a specific person or organization. It is not necessary for any other action to be taken by the offender | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.3 |
| Braille | A system of touch reading for the blind, which employs raised dots that are evenly arranged in quadrangular letter spaces or cells. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.4 |
| Braille | A system of touch reading for the blind, which employs raised dots that are evenly arranged in quadrangular letter spaces or cells | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.2 |
| buffer zone | compartments and/or spaces immediately adjoining the fire compartment in a building | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.9 |
| building certifier | building certifier has the meaning given by subsection 2.2 (2). | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| building developer | building developer has the meaning given by subsection 2.2 (3). | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| building manager | building manager has the meaning given by subsection 2.2 (4). | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| building related ill-health | adverse impact on the health of building users while living, working, generally occupying or visiting a specific building caused by the planning, design, construction, management, operation or maintenance of that building | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.8 |
| Building Solution | means a solution which complies with the Performance Requirements and is a— (a) Performance Solution; or (b) Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution; or (c) combination of (a) and (b). |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Building Solution | Building Solution is a BCA definition and means a solution which complies with the Performance Requirements and is— (a) an Alternative Solution; or (b) a solution which complies with the DTS Provisions; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b). |
ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| built environment | external and internal environments and any element, component or fitting that is commissioned, designed, constructed and managed for use by people | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.10 |
| Carpark | means a building that is used for the parking of motor vehicles but is neither a private garage nor used for the servicing of vehicles, other than washing, cleaning or polishing | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Carriageway | That portion of a road or bridge devoted particularly to the use of vehicles, inclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes. It is usually designated as that part of a public road (way) between kerbs. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.2 |
| Certificate of Accreditation | means a certificate issued by a State or Territory accreditation authority stating that the properties and performance of a building material or method of construction or design fulfill specific requirements of the BCA. | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Certificate of Conformity | means a certificate issued under the ABCB scheme for products and systems certification stating that the properties and performance of a building material or method of construction or design fulfill specific requirements of the BCA | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Circulation clearance | The clearance required in addition to manoeuvring clearances, when a vehicle is moving at speeds greater than those applicable to manoeuvring | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.8 |
| Circulation roadway | A roadway within an off-street car park which is used solely for circulation and to gain access to parking aisles, and on which there is no parking (see Figure 2.1) | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.9 |
| Circulation space | A clear unobstructed area, to enable persons using mobility aids to manoeuvre. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.5 |
| Circulation space | A clear unobstructed area, to enable persons using mobility aids to manoeuvre. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.3 |
| Circulation space | contains the net unobstructed area for a minimum height of 2000 mm above the finished floor or ground surface (unless otherwise specified in this Standard), which is that space surrounding built elements, landscape elements, and fixtures and fittings required for movement into and within buildings | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.4 |
| circulation space | unobstructed space necessary for access to, into and within and egress from any part of the built environment | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.11 |
| Class 1 | Class 1: one or more buildings which in association constitute— (a) Class 1a — a single dwelling being— (i) a detached house; or (ii) one of a group of two or more attached dwellings, each being a building, separated by a fire-resisting wall, including a row house, terrace house, town house or villa unit; or (b) Class 1b — (i) a boarding house, guest house, hostel or the like— (A) with a total area of all floors not exceeding 300 m2 measured over the enclosing walls of the Class 1b; and (B) in which not more than 12 persons would ordinarily be resident; or (ii) 4 or more single dwellings located on one allotment and used for short-term holiday accommodation, which are not located above or below another dwelling or another Class of building other than a private garage. |
ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Class 10 | Class 10: a non-habitable building or structure— (a) Class 10a — a non-habitable building being a private garage, carport, shed, or the like; or (b) Class 10b — a structure being a fence, mast, antenna, retaining or free-standing wall, swimming pool, or the like; or (c) Class 10c — a private bushfire shelter. |
ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Class 1a buildings | A single dwelling being (a) a detached house; or (b) one of a group of two or more attached dwellings, each being a building, separated by a fire-resisting wall, including a row house, terrace house, town house or villa unit |
AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.4 |
| Class 2 | Class 2: a building containing 2 or more sole-occupancy units each being a separate dwelling | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Class 3 | Class 3: a residential building, other than a building of Class 1 or 2, which is a common place of long term or transient living for a number of unrelated persons, including— (a) a boarding house, guest house, hostel, lodging house or backpackers accommodation; or (b) a residential part of a hotel or motel; or (c) a residential part of a school; or (d) accommodation for the aged, children or people with a disability; or (e) a residential part of a health-care building which accommodates members of staff; or (f) a residential part of a detention centre. |
ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Class 4 | Class 4: a dwelling in a building that is Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 if it is the only dwelling in the building | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Class 5 | Class 5: an office building used for professional or commercial purposes, excluding buildings of Class 6, 7, 8 or 9. | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Class 6 | Class 6: a shop or other building for the sale of goods by retail or the supply of services direct to the public, including— (a) an eating room, café, restaurant, milk or soft-drink bar; or (b) a dining room, bar area that is not an assembly building, shop or kiosk part of a hotel or motel; or (c) a hairdresser’s or barber’s shop, public laundry, or undertaker’s establishment; or (d) market or sale room, showroom, or service station. |
ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Class 7 | Class 7: a building which is— (a) Class 7a — a carpark; or (b) Class 7b — for storage, or display of goods or produce for sale by wholesale |
ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Class 8 | Class 8: a laboratory, or a building in which a handicraft or process for the production, assembling, altering, repairing, packing, finishing, or cleaning of goods or produce is carried on for trade, sale, or gain. | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Class 9 | Class 9: a building of a public nature— (a) Class 9a — a health-care building, including those parts of the building set aside as a laboratory; or (b) Class 9b — an assembly building, including a trade workshop, laboratory or the like in a primary or secondary school, but excluding any other parts of the building that are of another Class; or (c) Class 9c — an aged care building. |
ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Cochlear implant | A hearing prosthesis that electrically stimulates the inner ear. It has an external processor that may look similar to a hearing aid. Also referred to as a bionic ear. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.4 |
| Collector road | A non-arterial road which collects and distributes traffic in an area, as well as serving abutting properties | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.10 |
| Colour contrast | When the difference between colours enables elements to be distinguished | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.3 |
| colour deficiency | inability to perceive certain colours and to clearly distinguish between combinations of these colours | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.12 |
| Commission | means the Australian Human Rights Commission. | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| common | serving more than one single-family dwelling or more than one building or more than one tenancy | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.13 |
| Communication Access | Communication access aims to create a world where people who have communication difficulties are able to communicate successfully with everyone. There are some simple things we can all do to remove communication barriers in the community. | https://www.scopeaust.org.au/service/communication-access/ | |
| Competent person | A person who has acquired through training, education, qualification, experience, or a combination of these, the knowledge and skill enabling him/her to correctly perform the required task | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.5 |
| Composite discrete tactile ground surface indicators (composite discrete TGSIs) |
Tactile ground surface indicators that are individually installed and which provide a differing luminance for the sloping sides and upper surface of the truncated cone. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.3A |
| Continuous accessible path of travel | An uninterrupted path of travel to, into or within a building providing access to all accessible facilities. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.6 |
| Continuous accessible path of travel (accessway) | An uninterrupted path of travel to, into or within a building providing access to all accessible facilities. |
AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.4 |
| Continuous accessible path of travel (CAPT) | An uninterrupted path of travel to, into or within a building providing access to all accessible facilities | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.4 |
| contraflow (fire) | emergency access by fire fighters or rescue teams into a building and towards a fire, while people are still moving away from the fire and evacuating the building | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.14 |
| Control point | A point at or near the entrance to or exit from a car park at which the flow of traffic is retarded by the existence of a boom barrier, with or without ticket or cashier operation, or the location of the first of any spaces on a parking aisle at which parking or unparking may cause traffic flow to be retarded | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.11 |
| Deaf | Colloquially, deaf (with a lower case ‘d’) is used by the general public to include anyone with a hearing impairment of any degree. Correct use refers to people with severe to profound hearing loss, who use an oral mode of communication and consider themselves part of the hearing community. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.5.1 |
| Deaf/Deaf community | The word Deaf (with a capital ‘D’) is used to describe people with a hearing loss who communicate primarily via sign language (in Australia this is Auslan), who consider themselves to be members of the Deaf community by virtue of its language and culture. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.5.2 |
| Deafness | Several terms are related to hearing loss and deafness and are used in different ways by different people. The word deaf is a key example, as ‘Deaf’ (with a capital ‘D’) has a different meaning to ‘deaf’ (with a lower case ‘d’). Another related term is ‘hearing impaired’. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.5 |
| Decision points | A place or location where information is provided to enable a person to make informed choices about their location and direction to an intended destination(s) | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.4 |
| Dedicated (parking) space | A parking space set aside exclusively for the parking of a single vehicle | AS/NZS 2890.6-2009 | Clause 1.3.1 |
| Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions | means provisions which are deemed to satisfy the Performance Requirements | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution | means a method of satisfying the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Depth | The distance measured along the direction of travel. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.5 |
| Direction of travel | The path a person travels along, which may be a footpath, passageway, walkway, ramp, stairs, landing or similar. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.7 |
| Directional indicator | An indicator used to indicate direction of travel through a space or to an object or service. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.6 |
| Discrete Tactile Ground Surface Indicators (Discrete TGSIs) | Tactile ground surface indicators that are individually installed, which provide the same luminance for the sloping sides and upper surface of the truncated cone. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.8 |
| disorientation | permanent or temporary inability of a person to orient himself or herself with regard to space, time and context in either the built environment or virtual environment | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.15 |
| Domestic driveway | A vehicular path within a domestic property | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.12 |
| Domestic property | A property comprising three or less domestic units | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.13 |
| doorset | building component consisting of a fixed part (the door frame), one or more movable parts (the door leaves), and their hardware, the function of which is to allow, or to prevent, access and egress | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.16 |
| DTS Provisions | DTS Provisions (or DTS) is a BCA definition and means provisions which are deemed to satisfy the Performance Requirements | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Early childhood centre | means any premises or part thereof providing or intending to provide a centre-based education and care service within the meaning of the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 (Vic), the Education and Care Services National Regulations and centre-based services that are licensed or approved under State and Territory children’s services law, but excludes education and care primarily provided to school aged children in outside school hours settings | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Effective height | means the vertical distance between the floor of the lowest storey included in the calculation of rise in storeys and the floor of the topmost storey (excluding the topmost storey if it contains only heating, ventilating, lift or other equipment, water tanks or similar service units) | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Egress lift | means a lift suitable for occupants to egress a building safely during an emergency. It is likely to also be a passenger lift under normal operating conditions and also an emergency lift if for use by emergency services personnel | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Electric passenger lift | means a power-operated lift for raising or lowering people in a car in which the motion of the car is obtained from an electric motor mechanically coupled to the hoisting mechanism | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Electrohydraulic passenger lift | means a power-operated lift for raising or lowering people in a car in which the motion of the car is obtained from the action of liquid under pressure acting on a piston or ram, the pressure being generated by a pump driven by an individual electric motor | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Elevated sign | A sign which is non-tactile and is at least 2000 mm in height above the floor | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.5 |
| Emergency | An event that arises internally, or from external sources, which may adversely affect the occupants or visitors in a facility, and which requires an immediate response | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.6 |
| Emergency control organization (ECO) | A person or persons appointed by the emergency planning committee to direct and control the implementation of the facility’s emergency response procedures | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.7 |
| Emergency lift | Emergency lift is a BCA definition and means a lift for use by emergency services personnel in an emergency but may also be a passenger lift under normal operating conditions | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Emergency mitigation | Measures taken to decrease the likelihood of emergencies occurring and the associated impacts on people, the facility and the environment | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.8 |
| Emergency plan | The written documentation of the emergency arrangements for a facility, generally made during the planning process. It consists of the preparedness, prevention and response activities and includes the agreed emergency roles, responsibilities, strategies, systems and arrangements | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.9 |
| Emergency planning committee (EPC) | Persons responsible for the documentation and maintenance of an emergency plan | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.10 |
| Emergency planning consultant | A person who has acquired through training, education, qualification and experience the knowledge and skill enabling him/her to advise on human behaviour, fire safety systems, evacuation methodology, emergency preparedness and response and the development of an emergency plan | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.10A |
| Emergency preparedness | The arrangements made to ensure that, should an emergency occur, all those resources and services that are needed to cope with the effects can be efficiently mobilized and deployed | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.11 |
| Emergency prevention | The measures taken to eliminate the incidence of emergencies. These include the regulatory and physical measures to ensure that emergencies are prevented | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.12 |
| Emergency response exercise | A site-specific exercise implemented to determine the effectiveness of the emergency response procedures | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.13 |
| Emergency response procedures | A documented scheme of assigned responsibilities, actions and procedures within a designated section of the emergency plan, to respond to and manage emergencies | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.14 |
| Emergency response team (ERT) | Specialist personnel, appointed to attend specific incidents, to contain, control or eliminate the emergency using emergency response equipment | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.15 |
| Emergency services personnel | Emergency services personnel means people authorised by the State or Territory government, including the emergency services personnel, or by the building owner, to rescue building occupants. | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Encroachment | The intrusion of a building component, fixture or fitment into a continuous accessible path of travel or circulation space. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.7 |
| Envelope , for the purposes of Section J | means the parts of a building’s fabric that separate a conditioned space or habitable room from— (a) the exterior of the building; or (b) a non-conditioned space including— (i)the floor of a rooftop plant room, lift-machine room or the like; and (ii) the floor above a carpark or warehouse; and (iii) the common wall with a carpark, warehouse or the like |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Equivalent | means equivalent to the level of health, safety and amenity provided by the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Equivalent | Equivalent is a BCA definition and means equivalent to the level of health, safety and amenity provided by the DTS Provisions. | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Evacuation | The orderly movement of people from a place of danger | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.16 |
| Evacuation diagram | Emergency and evacuation information about the facility, comprising a pictorial representation of a floor or area and other relevant emergency response information | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.17 |
| Evacuation exercise | An emergency response exercise in which the exercise simulates an emergency that requires an evacuation | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.18 |
| evacuation from a building on fire | to withdraw, or cause to withdraw, all users from a fire building in planned and orderly phased movements to a place of safety remote from the building |
ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.17 |
| evacuation lift | lift that can be used, during an emergency, for self or assisted egress | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.18 |
| Evacuation route | means the continuous path of travel (including exits, public corridors and the like) from any part of a building, including within a sole-occupancy unit in a Class 2 or 3 building or Class 4 part, to a safe place | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Evacuation route | Evacuation route is a BCA definition and in short, means the continuous path of travel (including exits, public corridors and the like) from any part of a building, including within a sole-occupancy unit in a Class 2 or 3 building or Class 4 part, to a safe place | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Evacuation time | means the time calculated from when the emergency starts for the occupants of the building to evacuate to a safe place | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Evacuation time | Evacuation time is a BCA definition and means the time calculated from when the emergency starts for the occupants of the building to evacuate to a safe place. | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| existing public transport building | existing public transport building has the meaning given by subsection 2.1 (6). | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| Exit | means— (a) Any, or any combination of the following if they provide egress to a road or open space— (i) An internal or external stairway. (ii) A ramp. (iii) A fire-isolated passageway. (iv) A doorway opening to a road or open space. (b) A horizontal exit or a fire-isolated passageway leading to a horizontal exit. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Exit | Exit is a BCA definition and means— (a) Any, or any combination, of the following if they provide egress to a road or open space- (i) An internal or external exit stairway. (ii) A ramp. (iii) A fire-isolated passageway. (iv) A doorway opening to a road or open space. (b) A horizontal exit or a fire-isolated passageway leading to a horizontal exit. |
ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Expert Judgement | means the judgement of an expert who has the qualifications and experience to determine whether a Performance Solution or Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution complies with the Performance Requirements | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Expert Judgement | Expert Judgement is a BCA definition and means the judgement of an expert who has the qualifications and experience to determine whether a Building Solution complies with the Performance Requirements. | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| External wall | means an outer wall of a building which is not a common wall. | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Fabric | means the basic building structural elements and components of a building including the roof, ceilings, walls and floors | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Facility | A building, structure or workplace that is, or may be, occupied by people (occupants) | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.19 |
| Facility operational incidents | Facility operational incidents are non-life threatening and may not require the activation of the ECO, e.g. computer failure, escalator failure, blocked toilets | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.20 |
| Fire brigade | means a statutory authority constituted under an Act of Parliament having as one of its functions, the protection of life and property from fire and other emergencies | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| fire compartment | enclosed space, which may be subdivided, separated from adjoining spaces by fire barriers | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.19 |
| Fire compartment | means— (a) the total space of a building; or (b) when referred to in— (i) the Performance Requirements — any part of a building separated from the remainder by barriers to fire such as walls and/or floors having an appropriate resistance to the spread of fire with any openings adequately protected; or (ii) the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions — any part of a building separated from the remainder by walls and/or floors each having an FRL not less than that required for a fire wall for that type of construction and where all openings in the separating construction are protected in accordance with the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of the relevant Part. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| fire compartmentation | division of a building into fire-tight compartments, by fire and smoke resisting elements of construction, in order to: contain an outbreak of fire; prevent damage, within the building, to other adjoining compartments and/or spaces; protect a compartment interior from external fire attack, e.g. fire spread across the building’s facade or from an adjacent building; minimize adverse, or harmful, environmental impacts outside the building |
ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.20 |
| fire defence plan | operational guide for a specific building comprising fire engineering drawings, descriptive text, fire safety related producUsystem information, with supporting calculations and fire test data developed from the fire engineering strategy | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.21 |
| fire engineering strategy | coherent and purposeful arrangement of fire prevention, fire protection and fire management measures which is developed in order to attain specified fire engineering design objectives | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.22 |
| Fire hazard | means the danger in terms of potential harm and degree of exposure arising from the start and spread of fire and the smoke and gases that are thereby generated | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| fire prevention | all measures necessary to prevent an outbreak of fire in a building, including such secondary activities as fire research and education of the public concerning fire hazard |
ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.23 |
| fire protection | use of spatial planning, building design, construction, services, systems, personnel and equipment in order to control and extinguish fire, and minimize any adverse or harmful environmental impacts caused | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.24 |
| fire resistance | ability of an element of construction to withstand heat, smoke and flame or give protection from them for a period of time | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.25 |
| fire resisting doorset | doorset, properly installed or mounted on site, the function of which is to resist the passage of heat, smoke and flame for a specified time during a fire | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.26 |
| Fire safety system | means one or any combination of the methods used in a building to— (a) warn people of an emergency; or (b) provide for safe evacuation; or (c) restrict the spread of fire; or (d) extinguish a fire, and includes both active and passive systems |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Fire wall | means a wall with an appropriate resistance to the spread of fire that divides a storey or building into fire compartments | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Fire-isolated passageway | means a corridor, hallway or the like, of fire-resisting construction, which provides egress to or from a fire-isolated stairway or fire-isolated ramp or to a road or open space | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Fire-isolated ramp | means a ramp within a fire-resisting enclosure which provides egress from a storey | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Fire-isolated stairway | means a stairway within a fire-resisting shaft and includes the floor and roof or top enclosing structure | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Fire-resistance level (FRL) | means the grading periods in minutes determined in accordance with Specification A2.3, for the following criteria— (a) structural adequacy; and (b) integrity; and (c) insulation, and expressed in that order. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Fire-resisting , applied to a building element | means having an FRL appropriate for that element | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Fire-resisting construction | means one of the Types of construction referred to in Part C1 | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Flight | means that part of a stairway that has a continuous series of risers, including risers of winders, not interrupted by a landing or floor | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Floor area | means— (a) in relation to a building — the total area of all storeys; and (b) in relation to a storey — the area of all floors of that storey measured over the enclosing walls, and includes— (i) the area of a mezzanine within the storey, measured within the finished surfaces of any external walls; and (ii) the area occupied by any internal walls or partitions, any cupboard, or other built-in furniture, fixture or fitting; and (iii) if there is no enclosing wall, an area which has a use that— (A) contributes to the fire load; or (B) impacts on the safety, health or amenity of the occupants in relation to the provisions of the BCA; and (c) in relation to a room — the area of the room measured within the finished surfaces of the walls, and includes the area occupied by any cupboard or other built-in furniture, fixture or fitting; and (d) in relation to a fire compartment — the total area of all floors within the fire compartment measured within the finished surfaces of the bounding construction, and if there is no bounding construction, includes an area which has a use which contributes to the fire load; and (e) in relation to an atrium — the total area of all floors within the atrium measured within the finished surfaces of the bounding construction and if no bounding construction, within the external walls. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Frequency response | A measure of the degree of amplification, which varies with the frequency of the incoming signal. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.6 |
| Front overhang | The distance between the centre-line of the front axle of a vehicle and the front extremity of the bodywork | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.14 |
| Functional Statement | Functional Statement is a BCA definition and means a statement which describes how a building achieves the Objective. | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| General purpose outlet (GPO) | electrical socket for general use | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.5 |
| Glare | Unwanted direct or reflected light, which can occur whenever one part of an interior is much brighter than the general brightness of the interior. Glare can impair vision (disability glare) and can cause discomfort (discomfort glare). Disability glare and discomfort glare can occur simultaneously or separately. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.7 |
| going (ramp) | horizontal distance between the start and finish of a flight of a ramp | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.28 |
| going (tread) | horizontal distance between two consecutive nosings, measured on the centre line | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.27 |
| Grabrail | A rail used to give a steadying or stabilizing assistance to a person engaged in a particular function. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.14 |
| guiding pattern | tactile walking surface indicators (TWSis) to indicate a direction of travel | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.29 |
| habitable room | room, intended for dwelling purposes, including a kitchen, a bathroom and a utility room | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.30 |
| Habitable room | means a room used for normal domestic activities, and— (a) includes a bedroom, living room, lounge room, music room, television room, kitchen, dining room, sewing room, study, playroom, family room, home theatre and sunroom; but (b) excludes a bathroom, laundry, water closet, pantry, walk-in wardrobe, corridor, hallway, lobby, photographic darkroom, clothes-drying room, and other spaces of a specialised nature occupied neither frequently nor for extended periods |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Handrail | A rail used in circulation areas such as corridors, passageways, ramps and stairways to assist in continuous movement. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.14 |
| Handrail | A rail used in circulation areas, such as corridors, passageways, ramps and stairways, to assist in continuous movement. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.9 |
| handrail | component of a stair or of a ramp or other building components that provides guidance, balance and support | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.31 |
| Hazard | Any area or object within the environment that may place people at risk. | AS 1428.2-1992 | Clause 4.3 |
| Hazard | Any area or fixed object in or immediately adjacent to a direction of travel, which may place people at risk of injury. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.8 |
| Hazard | Any area or fixed object in or immediately adjacent to a path of travel, which may place people at risk of injury. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.10 |
| Hazard | Any area or fixed object in or immediately adjacent to a direction of travel, which may place people at risk of injury | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.5 |
| Health-care building | means a building whose occupants or patients undergoing medical treatment generally need physical assistance to evacuate the building during an emergency and includes— (a) a public or private hospital; or (b) a nursing home or similar facility for sick or disabled persons needing full-time care; or (c) a clinic, day surgery or procedure unit where the effects of the predominant treatment administered involve patients becoming non-ambulatory and requiring supervised medical care on the premises for some time after the treatment. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Hearing aid | A personal device, used by people who are deaf or hearing impaired, for amplifying sound. It consists of a microphone, amplifier and earphone or bone vibrator, or implanted device. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.8 |
| Hearing aid telephone coupler | An internal or external telephone handset device that has an induction coil that converts the audio signal into a magnetic signal to be picked up by a hearing aid with a T-switch. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.9 |
| Hearing augmentation | The communication of information for people who are Deaf or hearing impaired by using a combination of audio, visual, and tactile means. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.10 |
| hearing enhancement system | piece of equipment, product system, hardware, software or service that is used to increase, maintain or improve listening capabilities of individuals with hearing impairments |
ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.32 |
| Hearing impaired | Used to describe people with a hearing loss who communicate predominantly orally. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.11 |
| Height | The distance measured above the finished floor or ground surface. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.11 |
| Horizontal exit | means a required doorway between 2 parts of a building separated from each other by a fire wall | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Housing unit | a single residence or a part of a residence, containing living area andsleeping space, kitchen, toilet and bath or shower room. The term includes bed-sitter flats, detached and semi-detached houses, villa homes, townhouses and apartments in multi-storey blocks | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.6 |
| Identification sign | A sign that identifies a building, site, facility or service within a building or site | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.6 |
| Identification/information points | A place or location which enables a building user to identify the building/site or their position within a building or site and in conjunction with directional signs will facilitate appropriate decision-making to orientate and move around a building or site | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.7 |
| Illuminance | means the luminous flux falling onto a unit area of surface | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Illumination | The process of lighting an object, or the quantity of light arriving at a surface. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.12 |
| impairment | limitation in body function or structure such as a significant deviation or loss which can be temporary due, for example, to injury, or permanent, slight or severe and can fluctuate over time, in particular, deterioration due to ageing | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.33 |
| impairment, cognitive | deficiency of neuropsychological function which can be related to injury or degeneration in specific area(s) of the brain | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.34 |
| impairment, mental | slower than normal rate in a person’s cognitive developmental maturation, or where the cognitive processes themselves appear to be slower than normal, with an associated implication of reduced, overall mental potential | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.35 |
| Inactive leaf | In a door with two leaves, the leaf that does not carry the latching or locking mechanism and typically does not have an operable handle | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.6 |
| Inclined lift | means a power-operated device for raising or lowering people within a carriage that has one or more rigid guides on an inclined plane | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Inductive receiver | A portable device that picks up a magnetic signal and converts it to sound. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.13 |
| Infra-red (IR) system | A wireless light transmission system that transmits sound via modulated infra-red waves from an infra-red transmitter (also called an emitter) to an infra-red receiver. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.14 |
| Integrated tactile ground surface indicators (integrated TGSIs) | Tactile ground surface indicators that are in a defined pattern and which are of the same luminance and material as the base surface. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.12 |
| Interactive audio signage | An information or wayfinding system that interactively communicates a verbal message at specific locations in the environment. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.15 |
| Kerb | A side barrier to a trafficable or accessible pedestrian surface. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.9 |
| Kerb | A side barrier to a trafficable or accessible pedestrian surface. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.13 |
| kerb ramp | construction, in the form of an inclined plane that makes it possible to pass from street level to a higher pedestrian path | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.36 |
| keypad | arrangement of buttons or touch pads with numbered keys in accordance with the standard telephone layout | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.37 |
| Landing | A resting place on a path of travel. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.10 |
| landing | platform or part of a floor structure at the end of a flight of stairs or a ramp or at the entrance to a lift car | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.38 |
| Legible | Capable of being read, deciphered, discerned or distinguished | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.8 |
| levelling accuracy | maximum vertical distance between a car sill and a landing sill during loading or unloading of the lift | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.39 |
| Lift foyer/lobby | The link between the lift landing and other parts of the premises | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.8 |
| Lift landing | Portion of a floor, balcony, or platform directly adjacent to the lift doors used to receive and discharge passengers and/or goods or materials | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.9 |
| lifting platform | device permanently installed to serve fixed landing levels, comprising a guided platform whose dimensions and means of construction permit the access of disabled passenger(s), with or without wheelchair(s) | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.40 |
| light reflectance value (LRV) | proportion of visible light reflected by a surface at all wavelengths and directions when illuminated by a light source | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.41 |
| Lipreading | The process by which a lip reader observes the lip movements, facial expression and body language of the person speaking, to gain information and understanding of the spoken word. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.16 |
| Local road | A road or street used primarily for access to abutting properties | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.15 |
| Loop cable | The output part of an AFILS (see Clause 1.4.2) consisting of a loop or coil of wire that generates a magnetic field in the acoustic bandwidth, which is transmitted to the hearing aid (or other inductive receiver). | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.17 |
| Low-rise platform lift | means a power-operated device for raising or lowering people with limited mobility on a platform, that is controlled automatically or by the application of constant pressure to a control | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Low-rise, low-speed constant pressure lift | means a power-operated low-rise, low-speed device for raising or lowering people with limited mobility on a carriage that is controlled by the application of constant pressure to a control | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| LRV, differences in | values used to assess the degree of visual contrast between surfaces such as floors, walls, doors and ceilings and between key fittings/fixtures and surrounding surfaces | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.42 |
| luminance | intensity of light emitted or reflected in a given direction from the surface element divided by the area of the element in the same direction | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.43 |
| Luminance contrast | The light reflected from one surface or component, compared to the light reflected from another surface or component. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.11 |
| Luminance contrast | The light reflected from one surface or component compared to the light reflected from another surface or component | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.9 |
| Luminance contrast | means the light reflected from one surface or component, compared to the light reflected from another surface or component | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Luminance factor | The ratio of luminance of a surface to that of a perfect reflector, identically illuminated. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.12 |
| Luminance factor | The ratio of luminance of a surface to that of a perfect reflector, identically illuminated. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.16 |
| Luminance factor | The ratio of luminance of a surface to that of a perfect reflector, identically illuminated. | AS 1428.2-1992 | Clause 4.4 |
| Luminance-contrast | The light reflected from one surface or component, compared to the light reflected from another surface or component. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.15 |
| Lux (lx) | A derived SI unit of measurement for illuminance (illumination), representing the luminous flux per unit area, as lumens per square metre (lm/m2) of surface (1 lm/m2 = 1 lx = 0.093 foot-candles). | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.18 |
| manoeuvring zone | minimum three dimensional space within which it is feasible to complete a manoeuvre needed to gain access to a specific facility, component or fitting, in particular while using a wheelchair or a walking aid | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.44 |
| Mapping symbols | A graphical symbol or shape providing unique visual and/or tactile information on raised tactile maps that represents an activity, facility or instruction | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.10 |
| May | Indicates the existence of an option | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.21 |
| Mezzanine | means an intermediate floor within a room | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Modulated radio system | A wireless device that transmits sound via modulated radio carrier waves to a receiver. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.19 |
| moving walkway | moving accessible path of travel, either level or with an inclination up to 6° | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.45 |
| new building | new building has the meaning given by subsection 2.1 (3). | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| new part | new part, of a building, has the meaning given by subsection 2.1 (4). | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| Nominated floor | means the storey designated by the appropriate authority, and contained in the building’s emergency plan, for persons to leave the lift in order to safely exit the building | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| nosing | projecting front edge of a tread or landing that can be rounded, chamfered or otherwise shaped | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.46 |
| Objective | Objective is a BCA definition and means a statement contained in the BCA which is considered to reflect community expectations. | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Occupant | A person attending a facility on a permanent or temporary basis, such as an employee, contractor, student or resident, but not a visitor | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.22 |
| Occupant warning equipment | Systems and devices that operate to alert people within a facility to an emergency | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.23 |
| Occupant/visitor with a disability | A person who requires– (a) more time or different forms of communication, compared with other occupants, to respond to an emergency; or (b) assistance to respond to an emergency or evacuate from a facility |
AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.24 |
| Open space | means a space on the allotment, or a roof or similar part of a building adequately protected from fire, open to the sky and connected directly with a public road | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Open spectator stand | means a tiered stand substantially open at the front | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Orientation | A person’s awareness of their position and relationship to significant objects in their environment. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.17 |
| Parking aisle | A roadway or an area of pavement used by vehicles to gain access to, and to manoeuvre into and out of parking spaces | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.16 |
| Parking module | A parking aisle together with a single row of parking spaces on one or both sides (see Figure 2.1), but excluding any ramps or circulation roadways which take off within the module | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.17 |
| Parking space | The area of pavement required to park one vehicle | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.18 |
| Passenger lift | means a lift for use by building occupants to access a building under normal occupancy conditions | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Path of travel | A passageway, walkway, ramp, landing or other space used for circulation. | AS 1428.2-1992 | Clause 4.5 |
| Patient care area | means a part of a health-care building normally used for the treatment, care, accommodation, recreation, dining and holding of patients including a ward area and treatment area | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Pedestrian push-button assembly | An enclosure incorporating a push-button switch that is designed for use in conjunction with a signalized intersection or foot crossing for the purpose of registering a pedestrian demand. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.18 |
| Pedestrian-operated signal (POS) | Pedestrian-activated traffic signals operated through push-button assemblies. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.19 |
| People with ambulant disabilities | People who have a mobility disability but are able to walk. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.13 |
| Performance Requirement | means a requirement which states the level of performance which a Performance Solution or Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution must meet | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Performance Requirement | Performance Requirement is a BCA definition and means a requirement which states the level of performance which a Building Solution must meet. | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Performance Solution (Alternative Solution) | means a method of complying with the Performance Requirements other than by a Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Personal care services | means any of the following: (a) The provision of nursing care. (b) Assistance or supervision in— (i) bathing, showering or personal hygiene; or (ii) toileting or continence management; or (iii) dressing or undressing; or (iv) consuming food. (c) The provision of direct physical assistance to a person with mobility problems. (d) The management of medication. (e) The provision of substantial rehabilitative or development assistance. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP) | An individualized emergency plan designed for an occupant with a disability who may need assistance during an emergency | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.25 |
| Pictogram | A graphical symbol providing unique visual and/or tactile information that represents an activity, facility or instruction | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.11 |
| Pictogram | A symbol that represents activities, facilities or instructions | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.11 |
| place of relative safety | location beyond the buffer zone surrounding a fire compartment in a building | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.47 |
| place of safety | location beyond a perimeter which is a safe distance from the building and where necessary medical care and attention can be provided, or organized, within one hour of injury and where people can be identified | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.48 |
| principal entrance | entrance or, if there is more than one with equal status, the entrances that people would normally expect to approach and to enter in order to use the building or other facility | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.49 |
| principal entrance storey (building) | storey that contains the principal entrance or principal entrances to the building | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.50 |
| Private car park | A car park (e.g. at a residential development or place of employment) which is not open to or intended to be used by the public or casual users | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.19 |
| Private garage | means— (a) any garage associated with a Class 1 building; or (b) any single storey of a building of another Class containing not more than 3 vehicle spaces, if there is only one such storey in the building; or (c) any separate single storey garage associated with another building where such garage contains not more than 3 vehicle spaces. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Public corridor | means an enclosed corridor, hallway or the like which— (a) serves as a means of egress from 2 or more sole-occupancy units to a required exit from the storey concerned; or (b) is required to be provided as a means of egress from any part of a storey to a required exit. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Queuing area | The area of a circulation roadway between the property boundary and the vehicle control point, available for the queuing of vehicles |
AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.20 |
| Ramp | An inclined surface on a continuous accessible path of travel between two landings with a gradient steeper than 1 in 20 but not steeper than 1 in 14. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.15 |
| Ramp | An inclined surface on a continuous accessible path of travel between two landings with a gradient steeper than 1 in 20 but not steeper than 1 in 14. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.20 |
| Ramp | A circulation roadway which connects an access driveway to an off-street car park on a substantially different level, or which connects two levels in a multi-level car park (see Figure 2.1) | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.21 |
| Ramp | an inclined accessway with a gradient steeper than 1 in 20 but not steeper than 1 in 14 | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.7 |
| ramp | construction, in the form of an inclined plane that is steeper than or equal to 1:20 (5 %) from the horizontal, together with any intermediate landing, that makes it possible to pass from one level to another | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.51 |
| Ramp, kerb | An inclined surface on a continuous accessible path of travel with a maximum rise of 190 mm, a length not greater than 1520 mm and a gradient not steeper than 1 in 8, located within or attached to a kerb. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.16 |
| Ramp, kerb | An inclined surface on a continuous accessible path of travel with a maximum rise of 190 mm, a length not greater than 1520 mm and a gradient not steeper than 1 in 8, located within or attached to a kerb. |
AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.21 |
| Ramp, step | An inclined surface on a continuous accessible path of travel with a maximum rise of 190 mm, length not greater than 1900 mm and a gradient not steeper than 1 in 10. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.17 |
| Ramp, step | An inclined surface on a continuous accessible path of travel with a maximum rise of 190 mm and length not greater than 1900 mm and a gradient not steeper than 1 in 10. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.22 |
| Ramp, threshold | An inclined surface on a continuous accessible path of travel with a maximum rise of 35 mm, length not greater than 280 mm and a gradient not steeper than 1 in 8. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.18 |
| Ramp, threshold | An inclined surface on a continuous accessible path of travel with a maximum rise of 35 mm, length not greater than 280 mm and a gradient not steeper than 1 in 8. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.23 |
| Rear overhang | The distance between the centre-line of the rear axle of a vehicle and the rear extremity of the bodywork | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.22 |
| Reference building | means a hypothetical building that is used to calculate the maximum allowable annual energy load, or maximum allowable annual energy consumption for the proposed building. | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| reflectance | measure of light reflected in a given direction by a surface (in its installed environment) and which is expressed in a unit term from 0 to 100 on a scale, respectively, that represents a greyscale progression from the notional extremes of total light absorption (black) to total light reflection (white) | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.52 |
| Refuge | An area on a floor or area that is specifically designed to protect people from heat, smoke and toxic gases and which provides direct access to an exit | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.26 |
| Registered Testing Authority | means— (a) an organisation registered by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) to test in the relevant field; or (b) an organisation outside Australia registered by an authority recognised by NATA through a mutual recognition agreement; or (c) an organisation recognised as being a Registered Testing Authority under legislation at the time the test was undertaken. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| relevant building | relevant building means a building, or a part of a building, to which these Standards apply under section 2.1. | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| Required | means required to satisfy a Performance Requirement or a Deemed-to-Satisfy Provision of the BCA as appropriate | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Resident use | area means part of a Class 9c building normally used by residents, and— (a)includes sole-occupancy units, lounges, dining areas, activity rooms and the like; but (b) excludes offices, storage areas, commercial kitchens, commercial laundries and other spaces not for the use of residents. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Residential aged care building | means a building whose residents, due to their incapacity associated with the ageing process, are provided with physical assistance in conducting their daily activities and to evacuate the building during an emergency. | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Residential property | A property having more than three domestic units | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.23 |
| Reverberation | The persistence of reflected sound. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.20 |
| rise | vertical distance between the upper horizontal surfaces of two consecutive treads, or of a landing and the next treads above or below it, or of a flight between consecutive landings | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.53 |
| Rise in storeys | means the greatest number of storeys calculated in accordance with C1.2. | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| riser | vertical component of a step between a tread or a landing and the tread or landing above or below it | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.54 |
| Road | The entire width of a right-of-way between property boundaries, and including footpaths | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.24 |
| Roadway | Any one part of the width of a public road or a vehicular traffic path in an off-street car park devoted particularly to the use of vehicles, inclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes, but exclusive of parking spaces | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.25 |
| Safe place | Safe place is a BCA definition and means— (a) a place of safety within a building— (i) which is not under threat from a fire; and (ii) from which people must be able to safely disperse after escaping the effects of an emergency to a road or open space; or (b) a road or open space |
ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Safe place | means— (a) a place of safety within a building— (i) which is not under threat from a fire; and (ii) from which people must be able to safely disperse after escaping the effects of an emergency to a road or open space; or (b) a road or open space. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Sanitary compartment | means a room or space containing a closet pan or urinal | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| School | School includes a primary or secondary school, college, university or similar educational establishment. | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Self-closing , applied to a door | means equipped with a device which returns the door to the fully closed position immediately after each opening. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Sensory impairment | Any significant loss of hearing or sight. | AS 1428.2-1992 | Clause 4.6 |
| Sensory impairment | Any significant loss of hearing or vision. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.19 |
| Shall | Indicates that a statement is mandatory. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.24 |
| Shall | Indicates that a statement is mandatory. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.21 |
| Shall | Indicates that a statement is mandatory. | AS/NZS 2890.6-2009 | Clause 1.3.3 |
| Shall | Indicates that a statement is mandatory | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.26 |
| Shall | Indicates that a statement is mandatory | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.27 |
| Shall | refers to an essential requirement | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.8 |
| Shared area | An area adjacent to a dedicated space provided for access or egress to or from a parked vehicle and which may be shared with any other purpose that does not involve other than transitory obstruction of the area, e.g. a walkway, a vehicular aisle, dual use with another adjacent dedicated space | AS/NZS 2890.6-2009 | Clause 1.3.2 |
| Shoreline | A continuous physical element which provides a detectable horizontal or vertical outline or edge for navigation | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.12 |
| Should | Indicates that a statement is a recommendation. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.25 |
| Should | Indicates that a statement is a recommendation. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.22 |
| Should | Indicates a recommendation. | AS/NZS 2890.6-2009 | Clause 1.3.4 |
| Should | Indicates a recommendation | AS 2890.1-2004 | Clause 1.3.27 |
| Should | Indicates a recommendation | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.28 |
| Should | refers to a desirable requirement | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.9 |
| Signal to noise ratio (S/N) | The difference in level, measured in decibels (dB), between the wanted signal and the unwanted signal. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.23 |
| Sign—Audible | Signs which produce an audible message which can be activated by remote, touch or proximity mechanism | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.13 |
| Sign—Directional | A sign which shows direction to the locations of wayfinding destinations. | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.14 |
| Sign—Identification | A sign which identifies wayfinding destinations. | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.15 |
| Sign—Information (information sign) | A sign which provides information about a building or place and identifies building occupants | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.16 |
| Sign—Tactile | A sign which incorporates raised text, and/or symbols and Braille to enable touch and sight reading by people who are blind or who are vision-impaired | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.12 |
| Sign—Visual | A configuration of visual elements including symbols, text and shapes intended to communicate a given meaning | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.13 |
| Site | means the part of the allotment of land on which a building stands or is to be erected | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Slip resistant | A property of a surface having a frictional force-opposing movement of an object across a surface. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.20 |
| Small-sized, low-speed automatic lift | means a restricted use power-operated device for the infrequent raising or lowering of people with limited mobility on a platform that is controlled automatically but has the capability of being electrically isolated by a key-lockable control | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Sole occupancy unit | A room or other part of a building for occupation by one or joint owner, lessee, tenant, or other occupier to the exclusion of any other owner, lessee, tenant or other occupier and includes— (a) a dwelling; (b) a room or suite of rooms in a Class 3 building, as defined in the BCA, which includes sleeping facilities; (c) a room or suite of associated rooms in a Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 building, as defined in the BCA; or (d) a room or suite of associated rooms in a Class 9c aged care building, as defined in the BCA, which includes sleeping facilities and any area for the exclusive use of a resident. |
AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.21 |
| Sole-occupancy unit | means a room or other part of a building for occupation by one or joint owner, lessee, tenant, or other occupier to the exclusion of any other owner, lessee, tenant, or other occupier and includes— (a) a dwelling; or (b)a room or suite of rooms in a Class 3 building which includes sleeping facilities; or (c) a room or suite of associated rooms in a Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 building; or (d) a room or suite of associated rooms in a Class 9c building, which includes sleeping facilities and any area for the exclusive use of a resident. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Sound field amplification system (SFAS) | A specialized amplified sound system for a meeting room, which provides low-level amplification, an even distribution of sound through the room and reduces the effects of reverberation. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.24 |
| specified Class 1b | means: (a) a new building with 1 or more bedrooms used for rental accommodation; or (b) an existing building with 4 or more bedrooms used for rental accommodation; or (c) a building that comprises 4 or more single dwellings that are: (i) on the same allotment; and (ii) used for short-term holiday accommodation. |
Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| Speech intelligibility | A measure of the proportion of the content of a speech message that can be correctly understood. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.25 |
| Stage | means a floor or platform in a Class 9b building on which performances are presented before an audience | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Staging area | An area in a facility where occupants and visitors are intended to gather in preparation for an evacuation | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.29 |
| stair lift | appliance for transporting a person (either seated or standing) or a person in a wheelchair between two or more landings by means of a seat or platform moving in an inclined plane | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.55 |
| Stairway platform lift | means a power-operated device for raising or lowering people with limited mobility on a platform (with or without a chair) in the direction of a stairway | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Stetoclip | A device that couples sounds to the ear canals. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.26 |
| stopping accuracy | maximum vertical distance between the car sill and landing sill at a moment when a car is stopped by the control system at its destination floor and the doors reach their fully open position | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.56 |
| Storey | means a space within a building which is situated between one floor level and the floor level next above, or if there is no floor above, the ceiling or roof above, but not— (a) a space that contains only— (i) a lift shaft, stairway or meter room; or (ii) a bathroom, shower room, laundry, water closet, or other sanitary compartment; or (iii) accommodation intended for not more than 3 vehicles; or (iv) a combination of the above; or (b) a mezzanine. |
NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Structure | 1. A building (fixed or transportable), mast, tower, a steel or reinforced concrete construction, structural cable or telecommunications structure, underground works (including shafts and road, rail, telecommunications and interconnecting tunnels). 2 A railway line, airfield, dock or harbour, water storage or supply system, electricity or gas generation facility, transmission or distribution facility; or production, storage or distribution facilities for heavy industries; or fixed plant. |
AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.30 |
| suitable (built environment) | appropriate design, construction, installation or location meeting the needs of the intended user | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.57 |
| Swimming pool | means any excavation or structure containing water and principally used, or that is designed, manufactured or adapted to be principally used for swimming, wading, paddling, or the like, including a bathing or wading pool, or spa. | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Tactile ground surface indicator (TGSI) | Truncated cones and/or bars installed on the ground or floor surface, designed to provide pedestrians who are blind or vision-impaired with warning or directional orientation information. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.22 |
| Tactile ground surface indicator (TGSI) | Truncated cones and/or bars installed on the ground or floor surface designed to provide pedestrians who are blind or vision-impaired with warning or directional orientation information. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.26 |
| Tactile ground surface indicator (TGSI) | Truncated cones and/or bars installed on the ground or floor surface, designed to provide pedestrians who are blind or vision-impaired with warning or directional orientation information | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.18 |
| Tactile indicators | Indicators designed to provide blind or vision-impaired pedestrians with orientation information by means of tactile perception. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.27 |
| Tactile perception | The process of feeling the shape, surface and size of an object. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.28 |
| Tactile signs | Signage incorporating raised text, and/or symbols and Braille to enable touch reading by people who are blind or who are vision-impaired. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.23 |
| tactile walking surface indicator (TWSI) | profiled paving surface with visual contrast criteria to enable a person with impaired sight using a long cane, underfoot or visual identification to detect a specific route (guiding pattern) or the presence of a hazard (attention pattern) | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.58 |
| Telecoil | The internal induction coil of a hearing aid that receives audio frequency induction loop signals. It is activated by the T-switch on the hearing aid. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.28 |
| Telephone typewriter (TTY) | A telephone handset with an alphanumeric keyboard that enables interactive text communication over a telephone landline between two people. A transmitted typed message is received on a display panel or as printed message. A TTY is also a form of text telephone. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.29 |
| Test | Confirmation of correct function or performance of a component or system | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.31 |
| Textural surface | A surface that provides a profile that is tactually different and discernible from the adjacent surface | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.19 |
| Threshold | the sill of a doorway at the entrance to a house gradient not steeper than 1 in 8, located in, or instead of, a step other than a kerb | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.10 |
| Trafficable surface | An internal or external finished floor level for pedestrians | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.14 |
| Transport Standards | means the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002. | Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 | Section 1.4 |
| Treatment area | means an area within a patient care area such as an operating theatre and rooms used for recovery, minor procedures, resuscitation, intensive care and coronary care from which a patient may not be readily moved | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| T-switch | A switch that activates the telecoil (see Clause 1.4.28) in the hearing aid. It is the switch setting of a personal hearing aid that provides access to an AFILS, or the hearing aid telephone coupler in a telephone receiver. | AS 1428.5-2010 | Clause 1.4.27 |
| unobstructed width (door) | available width for passage through a door opening, clear of all obstructions below 900 mm, measured when the door is opened 90°, or when a sliding or folding door is opened to its fullest extent | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.60 |
| unobstructed width (general) | free unobstructed space necessary for passage through a doorway, along a passageway, or other route element (e.g. stairway) | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.59 |
| usability | characteristic of the built environment which can be used by everybody in convenience and safety | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.61 |
| user | person who interacts with the product, service or environment | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.62 |
| Verification Method | means a test, inspection, calculation or other method that determines whether a Performance Solution complies with the relevant Performance Requirements. | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Verification Method | Verification Method is a BCA definition and means a test, inspection, calculation or other method that determines whether a Building Solution complies with the relevant Performance Requirements. | ABCB Information Handbook: Lifts Used During Evacuation | Appendix B |
| Vertical circulation | The means by which visitors to the site can access all required areas of a premises of more than one level including lifts, stairs, escalators, travelators and ramps | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.20 |
| Vision impairment | Any significant loss of sight. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.29 |
| Visitable housing unit | housing unit which has at least one wheelchair accessible entry with an accessible path of travel to the living area and to a toilet that is either accessible or visitable | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.11 |
| Visitable toilet | a toilet which has a space of minimum 1250 mm in front of the toilet × 900 mm wide clear of door swings and fixtures | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.12 |
| Visitor | A person who is within a facility who is temporarily visiting the facility and is not— (a) employed at or for the facility, either on a permanent casual, temporary, contracting basis; (b) a resident/inmate; or (c) studying at the facility |
AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.32 |
| visual contrast | visual perception between one element of a building and another | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.63 |
| Walkway | Any surface on a continuous accessible path of travel with a gradient not steeper than 1 in 20. | AS 1428.1-2009 | Clause 4.24 |
| Walkway | Any surface on a continuous accessible path of travel with a gradient not steeper than 1 in 20. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.30 |
| Walkway | any accessway with a gradient not steeper than 1 in 20 | AS 4299-1995 | Clause 1.4.13 |
| Warden intercommunication point (WIP) | The location on a floor or evacuation zone, that includes a handset provided through which instructions can be received from the intercommunication panel via the emergency intercom system | AS 3745-2010 | Clause 1.4.33 |
| Warning indicator | An indicator that is used as a warning of a hazard and the need to stop, consider, investigate and wait before proceeding. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.31 |
| wayfinding | descriptive of a system whereby appropriate information is provided to assist a person to pass through the built environment towards a specific destination | ISO 21542-2011 | Clause 3.64 |
| Wayfinding decision points | A place or location where information is provided to enable a building user to make informed choices about their location and intended destination(s) via the provision of information that is legible to the user | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.21 |
| Wayfinding destinations | Places or areas within premises that are the intended end points of a wayfinding journey | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.22 |
| Wayfinding information points | A place or location which enables a building user to identify the building and the wayfinding destinations at the initial pedestrian arrival points via the provision of information that is legible to the user and which connects them to wayfinding decision points via wayfinding paths | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.23 |
| Wayfinding path | An enhanced CAPT which includes features and finishes which enables the path and associated elements to be detectable, and visually distinguishable from the surrounding surfaces | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.24 |
| Wayfinding system | A series of identification, information and decision points connected by paths enabling a person to travel independently | DR AS 1428.4.2-2017 | Clause 1.4.15 |
| Wayfinding system | A series of wayfinding information and wayfinding decision points connected by wayfinding paths enabling a person to travel independently | DR AS 1428.4.2-2015 | Clause 1.4.25 |
| Wet area | means an area within a building supplied with water from a water supply system, which includes bathrooms, showers, laundries and sanitary compartments and excludes kitchens, bar areas, kitchenettes or domestic food and beverage preparation areas | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |
| Width | The distance measured at right angle to the direction of travel. | AS/NZS 1428.4.1-2009 | Clause 1.4.32 |
| Window | Window includes a roof light, glass panel, glass block or brick, glass louvre, glazed sash, glazed door, or other device which transmits natural light directly from outside a building to the room concerned when in the closed position | NCC BCA Vol 1 2016 | Clause A1.1 |