New Zealand Gazette – 2006 – No. 71

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✨ Hazardous Substances Regulations



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 71

28 JUNE 2006

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(5) In this clause, pipework—

(a) means piping that—

    (i) is connected to a stationary container; and

    (ii) is used to transfer a hazardous substance into or out

of the stationary container; and

(b) includes a process pipeline or a transfer line.

Regulation 37

This regulation applies to each hazardous substance described in Schedule 1 with variation code 9 as if the following subclauses were inserted at the end:

(2) If the pooling substance is held in a place above ground in containers each of which has a capacity of 60 litres or less,—

(a) if the place’s total pooling potential is less than 20,000 litres, the secondary containment system must have a capacity of at least 25% of that total pooling potential:

(b) if the place’s total pooling potential is 20,000 or more, the secondary containment system must have a capacity of the greater of—

    (i) 5% of the total pooling potential; or

    (ii) 5,000 litres.

(3) Pooling substances to which subclause (2) applies, must be segregated where appropriate to ensure that the leakage of one substance may not adversely affect the container of another substance.

Regulation 38

This regulation applies to each hazardous substance described in Schedule 1 with variation code 9 as if the following subclauses were inserted at the end:

(2) If the pooling substance is held in a place above ground in containers one or more of which has a capacity of more than 60 litres but none of which have a capacity of more than 450 litres,—

(a) if the place’s total pooling potential is less than 20,000 litres, the secondary containment system must have a capacity of either 25% of that total pooling potential or 110% of the capacity of the largest container, whichever is the greater:


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Hazardous Substances (Miscellaneous Transfers) Transfer Notice 2006 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Hazardous Substances, Pipework, Pooling Substances, Secondary Containment, Regulation 37, Regulation 38