Compliance - Australian Standards Guaranteed
BlueScope is Australia’s only manufacturer of flat steel and has a long history of supplying quality products that meet or exceed Australian Standards at its ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities. Not all steel products are created equal, and the BlueScope brand is the best way to ensure high quality and industry-compliant products.
BlueScope's commitment to complying with all applicable Australian Standards & Codes for steel products sold on the domestic market, gives businesses and their projects the lowest possible risk profile against performance, warranty and service. For this reason, BlueScope products are recognised and specified as the industry benchmark, giving a number of assurances:
- they are 100% Australian made and fully traceable to the point of production
- they conform to all relevant standards
- they are fully branded and can be easily identified
- full documentation – including test certificates, data sheets and project warranty – are available
BlueScope guarantees the quality of all steel products and certifies compliance with independently established Standards. Unless otherwise agreed or required by the specification, products are supplied in accordance with the following building codes:
Building Codes:- How AS are linked to BCA.
- Australasian Certification Authority for Reinforcing and Structural Steels
- AS/NZS 4600 Cold formed steel structure in building
- AS/NZS 1397 Metallic coating and substrate
- AS/NZS 2728 Performance requirements for pre-painted sheet metal
- AS/NZS 3678:2011 Structural steel - Hot rolled plates, floorplates and slabs
- AS/NZS 1594:2002 Hot rolled steel flat products
- AS/NZS 1595:1998 Cold rolled steel
- AS/NZS 1548: 2008 Fine grained, weldable steel plates for pressure equipment
- AS/NZS 1365: 1996 Tolerances for flat-rolled steel products
Compliance to the Standard is vital as it gives the specifier and purchaser confidence that the material obtained will perform as intended in the design and use phases of the project.
How to ensure compliance:
- Identifying Markings
- Checklist for compliance
- Checklist for Plate compliance
- How to obtain a Test certificate
- Guide to using Test Certificates