New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 40

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✨ Regulations and Schedules for Dangerous Goods



1928

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 40

FIRST SCHEDULE.
MINIMUM DISTANCES BETWEEN DEPOTS AND PROTECTED BUILDINGS AND WORKS, MEASURED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE WALL OF THE DEPOT.

Number of Gallons for which the Depot is licensed.

Where the dangerous goods are stored otherwise than in bulk, and the walls of the depot— consist of a wooden frame-work covered externally with iron, and where no screen-wall intervenes between the depot and the protected buildings and works. Where the dangerous goods are stored otherwise than in bulk and a screen-wall stone, concrete, or it is an iron tank, and where no screen-wall intervenes between the depot and the protected buildings and works. Where the depot is an above-ground tank depot used only for dangerous goods of Class I. Where the depot is an above-ground tank depot used only for dangerous goods of Class II. Distance of depot from protected buildings and works to be not less than Distance from any other tank to be not less than
.. 0–250 800–4,000 0–500 0–500 10 feet
.. 500 10,000 500 1,000 15 ,,
0–100 2,000 20,000 5,000 10,000 20 ,,
200 4,000 40,000 12,000 20,000 30 ,,
500 10,000 80,000 20,000 40,000 40 ,,
2,000 20,000 Unlimited 25,000 50,000 50 ,,
10,000 40,000 .. 50,000 100,000 60 ,,
20,000 80,000 .. 100,000 .. 75 ,,
.. .. .. .. 150,000 75 ,,
40,000 Unlimited .. .. 250,000 100 ,,
.. .. .. .. 500,000 100 ,,
.. .. .. .. Unlimited 100 ,,
Unlimited .. .. .. .. 150 ,,
  • Double these distances to be observed wherever possible from the protected works shown under subclause (a) of the definition (see Regulation 1).

SECOND SCHEDULE.
Size, 4” x 4”.

The contents of this package give off a heavy INFLAMMABLE VAPOUR capable of forming an EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE with air.
KEEP FIRES AND LIGHTS AWAY
DANGER
HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE.
The vapour is capable of travelling to and igniting at a flame some distance away.
DO NOT OPEN within 30 ft. of a fire or flame.
DO NOT ALLOW LIQUID TO ESCAPE INTO A SEWER OR DRAIN.
THIRD SCHEDULE.
Size, 4½” x 1¼”.
DANGER.
HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE.
The contents of this vessel give off a heavy inflammable vapour capable of forming an EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE with air, and of travelling to and igniting at a flame some distance from the vessel.
DO NOT OPEN inside a building within 20 ft. of a fire or a candle, lamp, gas, or other flame

FOURTH SCHEDULE.
Size, 4” x 4”.

DANGEROUS
GOODS
OF CLASS II.
INFLAMMABLE
KEEP AWAY FROM
LIGHTS
AND
FIRES.

FIFTH SCHEDULE.
In this Schedule the expression “oil” means any liquid to be tested for the purpose of ascertaining its true flashing-point. Degrees of temperature are according to Fahrenheit’s thermometer.

I.—NATURE OF THE TEST APPARATUS.
The apparatus consists of the following parts :—
(1.) An oil-cup.



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🏛️ Regulations under the Explosive and Dangerous Goods Amendment Act, 1920 (continued from previous page)

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Regulations, Dangerous Goods, Storage, Safety, Schedules