Hazardous Substances Regulations




17 NOVEMBER 2009 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 166

Hazardous Substances (Emergency Management) Regulations 2001

Code Regulations Description
Code EM1 Regs 6, 7, 9 – 11 Level 1 information requirements for suppliers and persons in charge
Code EM2 Reg 8(a) Information requirements for corrosive substances
Code EM6 Reg 8(e) Information requirements for toxic substances
Code EM7 Reg 8(f) Information requirements for ecotoxic substances
Code EM8 Regs 12- 16, 18- 20 Level 2 information requirements for suppliers and persons in charge
Code EM11 Regs 25 – 34 Level 3 emergency management requirements: duties of person in charge, emergency response plans
Code EM12* Regs 35 – 41 Level 3 emergency management requirements: secondary containment

Change to Default Controls

Regulations 35- 42 of the Hazardous Substances (Emergency Management) Regulations 2001

The following subclauses are added after subclause (3) of regulation 36:

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, and regulations 37 to 40, where this substance is contained in pipework that is installed and operated so as to manage any loss of containment in the pipework it—

(a) is not to be taken into account in determining whether a place is required to have a secondary containment system; and

(b) is not required to be located in a secondary containment system.

(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.

Code Regulation Description
Code EM13 Reg 42 Level 3 emergency management requirements: signage

Hazardous Substances (Identification) Regulations 2001

Code Regulations Description
Code I1 Regs 6, 7, 32–35, 36(1) – (7) Identification requirements, duties of persons in charge, accessibility, comprehensibility, clarity and durability
Code I3 Reg 9 Priority identifiers for ecotoxic substances
Code I8 Reg 14 Priority identifiers for toxic substances
Code I9 Reg 18 Secondary identifiers for all hazardous substances
Code I11 Reg 20 Secondary identifiers for ecotoxic substances
Code I16 Reg 25 Secondary identifiers for toxic substances
Code I17 Reg 26 Use of generic names
Code I18 Reg 27 Requirements for using concentration ranges
Code I19 Regs 29 – 31 Additional information requirements, including situations where substances are in multiple packaging
Code I20 Reg 36(8) Durability of information for class 6.1 substances
Code I21 Regs 37- 39, 47- 50 General documentation requirements
Code I23 Reg 41 Specific documentation requirements for ecotoxic substances
Code I28 Reg 46 Specific documentation requirements for toxic substances
Code I29 Regs 51, 52 Signage requirements
Code I30 Reg 53 Advertising corrosive and toxic substances

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🏥 Hazardous Substances (Emergency Management) Regulations 2001 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Hazardous Substances, Emergency Management, Regulations, Information Requirements, Secondary Containment

🏥 Change to Default Controls

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Hazardous Substances, Emergency Management, Regulations, Secondary Containment, Pipework

🏥 Hazardous Substances (Identification) Regulations 2001

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Hazardous Substances, Identification, Regulations, Priority Identifiers, Secondary Identifiers, Documentation Requirements, Signage Requirements