Importance high degree of doors. Roller than tree Level 3 resistance to doors with wind height. Not wind borne clips and adjacent to Engineered to Next best debris. certification. hazard (e.g. BCA Place of refuge External walls Naturally fuel storage). Importance of concrete ventilated Level 2 panels or fully during lock core filled and down. Solid reinforced core doors. blockwork or brick veneer or 19mm external plywood. Roof sheeting screwed fixed. Engineered to Moderate Moderate Distance to BCA degree of extent of glazed large trees Importance resistance to windows and greater than Level 3 wind borne Roller tree height. Not debris. doors able to be adjacent to Engineered to Last resort External walls strengthened by hazard (e.g. BCA Place of refuge of brick mullions. fuel storage). Importance veneer, metal Naturally 2 clad with ventilated internal robust during lining at lower lockdown. Solid level. Roof & core doors. wall sheeting screw fixed. Nil Star Not Majority of Majority of Top of Not Suitable as engineered to external wall is external walls escarpment. Place of refuge current not debris glazed. Roller may fall building resistant (e.g. doors not able on building. standards clad in to be Adjacent cement, metal strengthened by hazard (e.g. clad with no mullions. fuel or internal lining, Natural chemical extensive ventilation storage). glazing). Tiled during lock roof. Clear wall down not or roof possible. sheeting.
Importance Level 3 high degree of resistance to wind borne debris. External walls of concrete panels or fully core filled and reinforced blockwork or brick veneer or 19mm external plywood. Roof sheeting screwed fixed. doors. Roller doors with wind clips and certification. Naturally ventilated during lock down. Solid core doors. than tree height. Not adjacent to hazard (e.g. fuel storage). Next best Place of refuge Engineered to BCA Importance Level 2 Engineered to BCA Importance Level 3 Moderate degree of resistance to wind borne debris. External walls of brick veneer, metal clad with internal robust lining at lower level. Roof & wall sheeting screw fixed. Moderate extent of glazed windows and Roller doors able to be strengthened by mullions. Naturally ventilated during lockdown. Solid core doors. Distance to large trees greater than tree height. Not adjacent to hazard (e.g. fuel storage). Last resort Place of refuge Engineered to BCA Importance 2 Nil Star Not Suitable as Place of refuge Not engineered to current building standards Majority of external wall is not debris resistant (e.g. clad in cement, metal clad with no internal lining, extensive glazing). Tiled roof. Clear wall or roof sheeting. Majority of external walls glazed. Roller doors not able to be strengthened by mullions. Natural ventilation during lock down not possible. Top of escarpment. may fall on building. Adjacent hazard (e.g. fuel or chemical storage).
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