New Zealand Gazette – 2006 – No. 70

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✨ Amendments to Hazardous Substances Storage Regulations



1626 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 70 27 JUNE 2006

(1)

(i) not more than 450 litres is situated in the store; and

(ii) the substances are stored in containers, each not exceeding 20 litres capacity; or

(b) in a room with the walls and ceiling constructed of reinforced concrete or equivalent
with a 120/120/120 fire resistance rating and—

(i) not more than 2000 litres is situated in the store; and

(ii) the substances are stored in containers, each not exceeding 60 litres capacity,
provided that one container of a maximum capacity of 250 litres may be located in
the store; or

(c) in a type D building which shall have no openings to the interior of the building except
for a door that is self-closing in the event of a fire and which opens into a type 1, type 2
or type 3 building.

(2) For subclause (1), where the quantity of class 3.1 hazardous substances in the store does not
exceed 2000 litres, the door may open into the building if—

(a) the door of the room has a fire resistance rating of -/60/60 in the case of storage in
accordance with subclause (1)(a) and -/120/120 in the case of storage in accordance with
subclause (1)(b); and

(b) the door is fitted to be self-closing in the event of a fire near the doorway; and

(c) there are no combustible materials within 3 metres of the doorway; and

(d) no portion of any structure within 3 metres of the doorway is constructed of combustible
materials; and

(e) the door is kept closed except when goods are being placed in, or removed from, the
store.

(3) A building constructed in accordance with subclause (1)(c) or a building which has more than
two walls in common with another building that is an area of regular habitation shall have
walls constructed of reinforced concrete or equivalent with a fire resistance rating of
240/240/240 and shall not contain more than—

(1) 5000 litres of class 3.1A and 3.1B substances in aggregate, in containers exceeding 60
litres capacity; or

(2) 10,000 litres in aggregate in the case of all other storage of class 3.1A and 3.1B
substances in containers not exceeding 60 litres capacity and/or class 3.1 C substances in
containers not exceeding 250 litres capacity.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Amendments to Schedule 10 of the principal notice (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Amendments, Schedule 10, Hazardous Substances, Building Standards, Fire Resistance, Storage Regulations