AS NZS 2311-2009 Guide to the painting of building

AS/NZS2311:2009Australian/NewZealandStandard™GuidetothepaintingofbuildingsAS/NZS2311:2009AS/NZS2311:2009ThisJointAustralian/NewZealandStandardwaspreparedbyJointTechnicalCommitteeCH-003,PaintsandRelatedMaterials.ItwasapprovedonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsAustraliaon24September2008andonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsNewZealandon10October2008.ThisStandardwaspublishedon23March2009.ThefollowingarerepresentedonCommitteeCH-003:AustralianPaintApprovalSchemeAustralianPaintManufacturersFederationAustralianRetailersAssociationAUSTROADSBuildingResearchAssociationofNewZealandInstitutionofProfessionalEngineersNewZealandMasterPaintersAustraliaNationalAssociationofTestingAuthoritiesAustraliaNewZealandAbrasiveBlastingAssociationNewZealandManufacturersFederationNewZealandPaintingContactorsAssociationSurfaceCoatingsAssociationAustraliaTelstraCorporationWaterCorporationWesternAustraliaKeepingStandardsup-to-dateStandardsarelivingdocumentswhichreflectprogressinscience,technologyandsystems.Tomaintaintheircurrency,allStandardsareperiodicallyreviewed,andneweditionsarepublished.Betweeneditions,amendmentsmaybeissued.Standardsmayalsobewithdrawn.ItisimportantthatreadersassurethemselvestheyareusingacurrentStandard,whichshouldincludeanyamendmentswhichmayhavebeenpublishedsincetheStandardwaspurchased.DetailedinformationaboutjointAustralian/NewZealandStandardscanbefoundbyvisitingtheStandardsWebShopat:2009Australian/NewZealandStandard™GuidetothepaintingofbuildingsCOPYRIGHT©StandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandAllrightsarereserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedorcopiedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher.JointlypublishedbyStandardsAustralia,GPOBox476,Sydney,NSW2001andStandardsNewZealand,PrivateBag2439,Wellington6020ISBN0733790542OriginatedinAustraliaasAS2311—1979.OriginatedinNewZealandasNZS7703—1985.PreviouseditionAS/NZS2311:2000.Fifthedition2009.AS/NZS2311:20092PREFACEThisStandardwaspreparedbytheJointStandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandCommitteeCH-003,PaintsandRelatedMaterials,tosupersedeAS2311—2000,Thepaintingofbuildings.TheobjectiveofthisStandardistoprovideguidanceandrecommendedgoodpracticeforthedesign,applicationandmaintenanceofdecorativepaintsystemsforusebythepaintindustryinthedevelopmentofpaintingspecifications.ThisStandardcannotbenominatedasapaintingspecification,butitcanbeusedasabasisforthepreparationofappropriatepaintspecificationstosuitindividualcontracts.GuidanceonthepreparationofpaintingspecificationsisgiveninSection9.TheStandardisdownloadedfrom:2009CONTENTSPageFOREWORD..............................................................................................................................6SECTION1SCOPEANDGENERAL1.1SCOPE........................................................................................................................71.2OBJECTIVE................................................................................................................71.3REFERENCEDDOCUMENTS..................................................................................71.4DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................91.5HAZARDOUSMATERIALS...................................................................................101.6INFLUENCEOFCLIMATEONEXTERNALLYEXPOSEDPAINT.....................111.7INTERNALENVIRONMENTSOFBUILDINGS....................................................131.8SPREADINGRATE,PAINTCOVERAGEANDPAINTUSAGE..........................131.9SELECTIONOFCOLOUR.......................................................................................141.10GLOSSLEVELANDFINISH..................................................................................171.11ENVIRONMENTALISSUES...................................................................................18SECTION2DESIGNFORPAINTING2.1GENERAL................................................................................................................192.2TIMBER............................................................................................................