Hazardous Substances Regulations




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(i) a class 3 hazardous substance in a container that is more than 20 litres in capacity; and

(ii) an aggregate quantity of class 3 hazardous substances of more than 450 litres; and

(b) if the building is a type 2 or type 3 building, must not hold more than—

(i) in the case of a class 3.1A or class 3.1B hazardous substance, an aggregate quantity
7,500 litres; or

(ii) in the case of a class 3.1C hazardous substance, 10,000 litres; and

(c) must be constructed so as to hold any class 3.1A or class 3.1B hazardous substance that
exceeds 60 litres, or a class 3.1C hazardous substance that exceeds 100 litres, as close as
practicable to ground level

(3) Every building to which this clause applies must be separated from an area of high intensity land use
by not less than—

(a) in the case of a class 3.1A or class 3.1B hazardous substance, the distance specified in
whichever of column 2, or column 3 of the table set out in clause 30(8) relates to that type of
building opposite the aggregate in quantity of the hazardous substance specified in column 1 of
that table; or

(b) in the case of a class 3.1C hazardous substance, the distance specified in whichever of column
2 or column 3 in the table set out in clause 30(8) relates to that type of building opposite the
aggregate quantity of the hazardous substance specified in column 1 of that table.

Part 4

Calculation of Distances

30 Tables

(1) The table referred to in clauses 6 and 19 is:

Volume of permanent gas (m3) Area of high intensity land use (metres) Area of low intensity land use (metres)
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Less than 100 5 5
100 to less than 500 10 5
Equal to or greater than 500 15 5


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