<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause id="_8d8aac3b-1628-4b1d-938f-632439961ecb" outputclass="ncc-clause" variation="SA"><meta><facet building="Class 1a"/><facet building="Class 1b"/><facet building="Class 10a"/><facet building="Class 10b"/><facet building="Class 10c"/></meta><sptc>G8D3</sptc><title id="_e0853b06-a140-4ea9-8b09-d51728fb4c34">Access for window cleaning</title><archive-num>2019: SA G7.2</archive-num><subclause id="_820f7d18-d192-4ff8-a6b6-e566fd53de51" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_0646bfc0-6e01-4975-9192-00c00d4d087b">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p>Where any part of a <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1525_29.1.0.xml#_48631093-d96b-4a40-a86d-7ffae028f24d" id="_62b97d89-5548-4341-a99f-c5d88c90331f" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">window</xref> in a building is more than 5.5 m above ground level, access to the external surface of the <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1525_29.1.0.xml#_48631093-d96b-4a40-a86d-7ffae028f24d" id="_0bc0c590-46ea-4808-a90b-275a10291912" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">window</xref> for minor maintenance and cleaning must be provided.</p></subclause><subclause id="_41982c5f-2e6b-47bd-8a6c-92c7fb17a50a" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_1971bbc0-8642-45b6-a8b7-e750e0ca039c">SubClause</title><num>2</num><p>Any of the following methods are acceptable—</p><ol outputclass="alpha"><li id="_68e5dbf0-51d1-45c8-a842-02000688e8e6">by means of a movable gantry; or</li><li id="_1743c02f-edfa-4935-8468-ca6cbae3a790">by means of reversible pivoting sashes, each of which has catches that secure the mesh in either the normal or reversed position and give visual indication that the <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1525_29.1.0.xml#_48631093-d96b-4a40-a86d-7ffae028f24d" id="_cd62e34a-9038-42df-993e-ee160a25f5c5" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">window</xref> is secure, provided that where a <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1525_29.1.0.xml#_48631093-d96b-4a40-a86d-7ffae028f24d" id="_de869018-757e-4e06-979c-1d9d64e50fcc" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">window</xref> sill is less than 900 mm above floor level, safety anchorages are provided; or</li><li id="_62415b95-2fb1-4809-b0cf-16d3f6edd3ce">by means of safety harness, having all anchorages—<ol><li id="_9a02f8ef-58a0-48c8-a46f-27e806f9e41e">designed and installed in accordance with AS/NZS 1891.4; and</li><li>constructed of approved corrosion resistant material; or</li></ol></li><li id="_668adbd3-d6de-4c1d-b779-a956e26a71d6">by means of opening sashes, in which the maximum reach to the farthest part of the <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1525_29.1.0.xml#_48631093-d96b-4a40-a86d-7ffae028f24d" id="_8920affa-c31b-44fe-8567-78f52e7bdea4" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">window</xref> must not exceed 500 mm upwards or 1 m sideways or downwards and provided that where the <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1525_29.1.0.xml#_48631093-d96b-4a40-a86d-7ffae028f24d" id="_899e981a-9e18-4322-81d7-ca7f4fcb3198" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">window</xref> sill is less than 900 mm above floor level, safety anchorages are provided.</li></ol></subclause></clause>