Clearances as required by Australian Standards for:
Switchboards
Electrical outlets
Access and mobility for power switches
Activation buttons
Display lights, such as lift direction arrows.
See Table 6: Positioning guidance offsets for further guidance.
Table 6: Positioning guidance offsets
Embellishment
Distance from
Minimum distance
Reason
Power switch
Finished floor level
900 mm
AS 1428.2 Design for access and mobility Part 2: Enhanced and additional requirements – Buildings and facilities
Any corner
500 mm
AS 1428.2 Design for access and mobility Part 2: Enhanced and additional requirements – Buildings and facilities
External life activation button
Finished floor level
900 mm
AS 1428.2 Design for access and mobility Part 2: Enhanced and additional requirements – Buildings and facilities
External lift direction arrows
Finished floor level
1.8 m
AS 1428.2 Design for access and mobility Part 2: Enhanced and additional requirements – Buildings and facilities
Switchboard
Any infrastructure and vegetation
1.0 m (all surfaces of switchboard)
Unimpeded space around switchboard with switchgear doors in any position.
AS/NZS 3000
Bushfire risk is a key consideration
Any infrastructure and vegetation
100 mm
To allow for adequate ventilation to switchboard
Lighting pole and luminaires
Tree trunk
3.0 m
Minimise reduction of light levels and vegetation maintenance
Vegetation
1.0 m (above luminaire)
2.0 m (around luminaire)
Safety and compliance
Minimise reduction of light levels and vegetation maintenance
Underground electrical wiring systems, cabling and conduiting
Underground services
Varies
Consult with supply authorities (such as electricity suppliers and water and gas suppliers), as they may require their services to be spaced at differing distances from underground electrical wiring systems
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