Hazardous Substances Regulations




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Water capacity of tank (000 litres) Distance (metres)

Less than 7.5 0
7.5 to less than 50 3
50 to less than 100 6
100 and over 9

(b) if its transfer point is used to refuel vehicles (for example, with liquefied petroleum gas fuel),
be separated from that transfer point by not less than 3 metres.

(3) An above ground stationary tank of a capacity greater than 5,000 litres that is used to store a class
3.1A, or class 3.1B, or class 3.1C hazardous substance, and is connected to a transfer point that is used
to fill or empty packages, or tank wagons, or transportable containers, must be separated from that
transfer point—

(a) by not less than 8 metres; or

(b) in accordance with a code of practice approved by the Authority under section 79 of the Act
that specifies requirements equivalent to the requirement specified in paragraph (a).

(4) A transfer point that is used to fill an above ground stationary tank with a class 3.1 hazardous
substance is not required to be separated from the above ground stationary tank if that tank is designed
and constructed in accordance with the following:

(a) SWRI 95-03; or

(b) SWRI 93-01; or

(c) UL 2085; or

(d) a code of practice approved by the Authority under section 79 of the Act that specifies
requirements equivalent to the requirements specified in paragraph (a), or paragraph (b), or
paragraph (c).

27 Separation points between transfer points

A transfer point that is used to fill packages with a class 2.1.1, or class 3.1A, or class 3.1B, or class
3.1C hazardous substance must be separated from a transfer point used to fill a tank wagon with a
class 2.1.1, or class 3.1A, or class 3.1B, or class 3.1C hazardous substance by not less than 8 metres.

Separation between tank wagon and above ground stationary tank

28 Separation between tank wagon and above ground stationary tank

(1) A tank wagon that is filling, or is being filled from, a stationary tank with a class 2.1.1 hazardous
substance must be separated by not less than 15 metres from—



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🏥 Amendments to Hazardous Substances Regulations (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Regulations, Hazardous Substances, Separation Distances, Stationary Tanks, Class 3.1, Class 2.1.1, Chemically Incompatible Substances, Transfer Points