Hazardous Substances Regulations




28 JUNE 2006 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 72 1825

(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 18 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:

(b) if the place’s total pooling potential is 20,000 litres 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.

Control – Hazardous Substances (Tracking) Regulations 2001

Changes to Controls

Regulations 4 to 6

The regulations apply to each hazardous substance described in Schedule 1 with variation code 19 as if regulations 4 to 6 were omitted.



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