There are a range of Australian and international standards which have relevance to the use of natural stone in buildings. These standards are listed below.

In 2011 ASAA published the ASAA Natural Stone Design Manual. Based on the Marble Institute of America’s Dimension Stone Design Manual, the ASAA edition updated the contents to suit Australian requirements. The manual also includes a list of Australian quarries, prime suppliers of stone and related allied products.

In 2008 ASAA funded the development of a Hard Surfaces Ecolabel by Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA). Please visit the GECA site to view the 24 page Hard Surfaces standard and other standards produced by GECA. For more information visit Good Environmental Choice Australia.

ASAA is providing partial funding for the provision of the following new standards:

• AS/NZS 4586:2007 Slip resistance classification of new pedestrian surface materials
• AS/NZS 4663:2007 Slip resistance measurement of existing pedestrian surfaces
• AS 3958 Part 3 *The Adhesive Fixing of Natural & Reconstituted Stone
• AS 3958 Part 4 *The Mechanical Fixing of Large Stone & Ceramic Tiles
  *Descriptive Working Titles

Australian Standards http://www.standards.com.au
ASAA has representation on Standards Australia technical committees BD-044 Fixing of Ceramic, Natural and Reconstituted Stone Tiles; BD-094 Slip Resistance of Flooring Surfaces; and BD-026 Masonry Units, Pavers, Flags and Segmental Retaining Wall Units.

AS/NZS 3661.2:1994
Slip resistance of pedestrian surfaces – Guide to the reduction of slip hazards

AS/NZS 4586:2004
Slip resistance classification of new pedestrian surface materials

AS/NZS 4663:2004
Slip resistance measurement of existing pedestrian surfaces

AS 4992.1-2006
Ceramic tiles – Grouts and adhesives – Terms, definitions and specifications for adhesives

AS 4992.2-2006
Ceramic tiles – Grouts and adhesives – Test methods for adhesives

AS 4992.3-2004
Ceramic tiles: Products for installation – Grouts: Definitions and specifications

AS 4992.4-2004
Ceramic tiles: Products for installation – Grouts: Test methods

HB 197:1999
An introductory guide to the slip resistance of pedestrian surface materials

AS 3958.1-2007
Ceramic tiles – Guide to the installation of ceramic tiles

AS 3958.2-1992
Ceramic tiles – Guide to the selection of a ceramic tiling system

AS/NZS 4455.2:2010
Masonry units and segmental pavers

AS/NZS 4456:2003
Masonry units and segmental pavers – Methods of test

AS 3700-2018
Masonry structures

AS 4204-2019
Headstones and cemetery monuments

AS 4517.1-2006
Blanks for superabrasive cutting-off wheels – Manually guided cutting-off in building and civil engineering

AS 4517.2-2006
Blanks for superabrasive cutting-off wheels – Hand-held cutting-off in building and civil engineering