6 AUGUST
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
2195

Copies of the specifications may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of July 1981.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/9: 2064-65)

The Standards Act 1965—Amendment of Standard Specifications

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 24 July 1981, amended the under-mentioned standard specifications by the incorporation of the amendments shown hereunder.

Number, Title and Price of Standard Specification (Post free) Amendment Number
NZS 3404:1977 Code for design of steel structures. $4.80 1
NZS 9201:— Model general bylaw— Chapter 7:1973 Water supply. $4 1

Copies of the standard specifications so amended may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of July 1981.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/3: 1108-1109)

The Standards Act 1965—Draft New Zealand Standard Specification Available for Comment

PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the following draft New Zealand standard specification is being circulated.

Number and Title of Specification

DZ 5433 Code of practice for the transportation of hazardous substances (dangerous goods). $10

This proposed code of practice sets out the requirements for the safe transportation of hazardous substances on land. It does not specifically cover the requirements for the transportation of hazardous substances by air and sea but is designed to be compatible as far as is possible with the mandatory requirements for the air and sea modes.

The proposed code covers the classification of hazardous substances, labelling and marking requirements of packages, containers and vehicles, packaging of hazardous substances, carriage in bulk of liquids and liquefied gases, stowage and compatibilities, documentation and transport procedures. It also includes lists of hazardous substances, a list of percentages of active substances in pesticides, a list of tank requirements for harardous substances and a glossary of packagings.

All persons who may be affected by this publication and who desire to comment thereon, may obtain copies at the price shown, from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

NOTE—Payment must accompany all requests for drafts. The closing date for the receipt of comment is 6 September 1981.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of July 1981.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/8)

The Standards Act 1965—Draft New Zealand Standard Specification Available for Comment

PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the following draft New Zealand standard specification is being circulated.

Number and Title of Specification

DZ 5823 Buoyancy aids and marine safety harnesses and lines. $8.

This draft standard is a revision of NZS 8621:1974 Life-jackets for use in sheltered waters. It updates the earlier specification and has been expanded to include buoyancy aids.

A means of classifying the different types of buoyancy aid is provided and minimum buoyancy requirements set out for each type. A performance test for lifejackets is now included together with a specification and performance test for marine safety harnesses and safety lines.

All persons who may be affected by this publication and who desire to comment thereon, may obtain copies at the price shown, from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

NOTE—Payment must accompany all requests for drafts. The closing date for the receipt of comment is 30 October 1981.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of July 1981.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/8)

The Standards Act 1965—Specifications Declared to be Standard Specifications

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council on 24 July 1981, declared the under-mentioned specifications to be standard specifications.

Number, Title and Price of Specification (Post free)

NZS 4404:1981 Code of practice for urban land sub-division. $16.40.

NZS 5432:1981 (AS 1753:1975) Webbing for restraining devices for occupants of motor vehicles, with Amendment A. $7.15.

Copies of the standard specifications may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of July 1981.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/2: 769-70)

The Standards Act 1965—Specifications Declared to be Standard Specifications

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 22 May 1981, declared the under-mentioned specifications to be standard specifications.

Number, Title, and Price of Specification (Post free).

NZS 5811:— Industrial safety belts and harnesses— Part 1:1981 Specification $8.40.

Part 2: 1981 Code of practice $10.80.

NOTE—NZS 1661:1962 and NZS 2253:1969 remain current New Zealand Standards until March 1982, as certification mark licences apply to these Standards.

Copies of the standard specifications may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of July 1981.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/2: 764-65)

The Standards Act 1965—Erratum to Standard Specification

NZS 1900:— Model building bylaw— Chapter 5:1963 Fire-resisting construction and means of egress.

1981 Reprint

In the 1981 reprint clause 5.26.2 has been omitted from page 41.

Copies of an erratum containing the omitted clause are available free of charge from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of July 1981.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/3)