Technical Booklet C Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture·Page 9·0.1, 0.2
Site preparation and resistance to contaminants - Performance
Buildings must be protected from harmful effects of unsuitable materials like vegetable soil and contaminants in the site and adjacent ground. Dwellings in radon affected areas must adequately limit radon ingress from the ground.
It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 26(1) will be met by making reasonable provisions to prevent harmful effects on the building and to secure the health and safety of persons in and about the building against adverse effects of – (a) unsuitable material including vegetable soil; and (b) contaminants on the site and the ground adjacent to the building.
It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 26(2) will be met if dwellings in radon affected areas adequately limit the ingress of radon from the ground.
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