New Zealand Gazette – 2004 – No. 35

Page 890

✨ Hazardous Substances Regulations



890 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 35

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References to class, hazard classifications etc

Where this Schedule refers to a substance or group of substances by reference to any 1 or more numerals and letters, then, unless the context otherwise requires, the combination of numbers and letters constitutes the hazard classification of the substance as follows:

(a) the first (or only) numeral refers to the class of the substance, indicating the intrinsic hazardous properties of the substance as described in regulation 4(1)(a) of the Hazardous Substances (Classification) Regulations 2001; and

(b) the second and any subsequent numerals (if any) refer to the subclass of the substance within that class, indicating the type of hazard of the substance as described in regulation 4(1)(b) of those regulations; and

(c) the letter (if any) refers to the category of the substance indicating the degree of hazard of the substance as described in regulation 4(1)(c) of those regulations.

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Person in charge of hazardous substance location must comply with controls

(1) The person in charge of a hazardous substance to which this Schedule applies must ensure that the adverse effects of unintended ignition of the substance are controlled in accordance with this Schedule.

(2) Subclause (1) does not apply if a provision of this Schedule states that a different person is responsible.

Part 2

Separation of substances not located at a hazardous substance location

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Application of this part

This Part applies to a class 2.1.1, or class 2.1.2, or class 3.1 hazardous substance that is present at a location that is not a hazardous substance location.

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Separation of class 2.1.1 permanent gases from areas of high and low intensity land use

(1) This clause applies to—

(a) 1 or more cylinders that—

(i) is, or are, as the case may be, located together at a place; and

(ii)    contains, or each contain, as the case may be, a class 2.1.1 permanent gas to which this Part applies; or

(b) an above ground stationary tank that contains a class 2.1.1 permanent gas to which this Part applies.

(2) A cylinder to which this clause applies must be separated from—

(a) an area of high intensity land use by not less than the distance specified in column 2 of the table set out in clause 30(1) opposite the aggregate volume of the permanent gas contained in



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🌾 Controls relating to the adverse effects of unintended ignition of class 2 and class 3.1 hazardous substances (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Hazardous Substances, Class 2, Class 3.1, Ignition Controls, Safety Regulations, Definitions, Type A Building, Type B Building, Type C Building, Type D Building, Fire-Resistance Rating, Secondary Containment System

🌾 References to class, hazard classifications for hazardous substances

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Hazardous Substances, Classification, Hazard Classes, Subclasses, Categories, Safety Regulations

🌾 Person in charge of hazardous substance location must comply with controls

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Hazardous Substances, Safety Controls, Responsibility, Ignition Prevention

🌾 Separation of substances not located at a hazardous substance location

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Hazardous Substances, Separation, Class 2.1.1, Class 2.1.2, Class 3.1, Permanent Gases, High Intensity Land Use