✨ Hazardous Substances Regulations Amendments




5296 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 208 16 DECEMBER 2005

Schedule 4

Amendments to Schedule 6 to the principal notice

Control – Hazardous Substances (Classes 1 to 5 Controls) Regulations 2001

Regulation 61

Insert, after all references to the word "vehicle" in the changes to controls the words ", aircraft or ship".

Insert, after the controls specified for regulation 61:

This regulation applies as if there were added, after subclause (6) the following subclauses:

(7) A ship that is being refuelled with class 3.1C or 3.1D substances may have its engines operating if no source of ignition is within the hazardous atmosphere zone.

(8) Any aircraft that is being refuelled must comply with the Civil Aviation Rules. Any aircraft that is being refuelled must comply with the Civil Aviation Rules.

Regulation 81

Omit the changes to controls for regulation 81 and substitute the following:

Regulation 81

This regulation does not apply to a person in charge of a hazardous substance location that is a farm of not less than 4 hectares, where petrol, aviation gasoline, racing gasoline, kerosene ("the fuel") is stored in total quantities of less than 2,000 litres, if--

(a) the fuel--

(i) is stored in one or more secure containers, each individual container with a capacity of less than 250 litres; and

(ii) the container or containers comply with regulation 11 and Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 (as appropriate) of the Hazardous Substances (Packaging) Regulations 2001; and

(iii) is situated at a distance not less than 15 metres from any area of high intensity land use or area of regular habitation; and

(iv) is situated either in the open or in a well ventilated building; and

(v) is in a compound or located so that any spillage of the fuel will not endanger any building, or flow into any stream, lake or natural water; or



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πŸ₯ Amendments to Schedule 6 to the principal notice (continued from previous page)

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
Hazardous Substances, Schedule Amendments, Controls, Regulation 61, Regulation 81, Compressed Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Dew Point, Vehicle, Aircraft, Ship