Labour

Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999

Notice of Exemption for Equipment Under the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999

Pursuant to Regulation 6 of the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999, I, Richard Steel, Manager, Technical Support Services, in exercise of the powers delegated to me by the Secretary of Labour, give notice of exemption from the requirements of these Regulations for design verification of the following equipment:

• Tower crane foundations
• Self-erecting tower crane foundations
• Gantry cranes (including goliath, semi-goliath and container types) long travel beams/rails and associated supporting structures
• Supporting structures and the main runway beam of monorail cranes
• Supporting structures and foundations of pillar and jib cranes

as specified in the Approved Code of Practice for Cranes (3rd edition), which comes into effect on Thursday, 7 January 2010.

This exemption is subject to the condition that the above-named equipment is certified by a chartered professional engineer with respect to design, construction and non-destructive testing, as relevant.

The structural certificate issued must specify:

1. Design standards referenced
2. Maximum permissible safe working load and any load limitations or conditions
3. Details of equipment that may be used on the certified structure.

The exemptions and conditions will take effect on Thursday, 7 January 2010.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 2009.

RICHARD STEEL, Manager, Technical Support Services, Workplace Services, Department of Labour.

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Notice of Exemption for Equipment Under the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999

Pursuant to Regulation 6 of the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999, I, Richard Steel, Manager, Technical Support Services, in exercise of the powers delegated to me by the Secretary of Labour, give notice of exemption from the requirements of these Regulations for design verification of the following equipment:

• Truck loader-type cranes under 15 tonne-metre safe working load-moment capacity in service in New Zealand as at 1 February 2010

This exemption is subject to the condition that the above-named equipment is assessed by an equipment inspector employed or engaged by an inspection body with respect to design, construction and non-destructive testing, as relevant, inspected and load tested.

An inspection body may then issue a certificate of inspection on the recommendation of the equipment inspector.

This exemption will take effect on Thursday, 7 January 2010.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 2009.

RICHARD STEEL, Manager, Technical Support Services, Department of Labour.

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New Zealand Food Safety Authority

Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997

Notice of Application to Register a Trade Name Product (Notice No. 188)

Pursuant to section 14(1) of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 ("the Act"), the Director-General of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority gives notice that the following application has been made to register a trade name product under section 9(1) of the Act:

Trade Name: Leventa

Reference: A010426

Active Ingredients and Concentrations:

Levothyroxine sodium (as multihydrate) 1mg

Preservative: Ethanol 15% v/v

Formulation Type: Aqueous solution

General Use Claim: For the treatment of hypothyroidism in dogs.

Any person may make a written submission to the director-general concerning this application.

Under sections 16 and 17 of the Act, a written submission:

(a) must state in full the reasons for making the submission; and
(b) may state any decision sought on that application; and
(c) must be received by the director-general no later than 30 working days after the date of notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

Under section 18 of the Act, a copy of every submission will be forwarded to the applicant for the applicant’s information.

The following address is:

(a) where submissions on this application are to be sent; and
(b) where requests for copies of the public information relating to the application can be sent; and
(c) where public information relating to the application can be viewed; and
(d) the director-general’s address for service:

ACVM Group, New Zealand Food Safety Authority, Level 5, South Tower, 68–86 Jervois Quay, Wellington 6011. Postal Address: PO Box 2835, Wellington 6140.

The applicant’s address for service is:

Schering-Plough Animal Health Limited, 33 Whakatiki Street, Trentham, Upper Hutt 5018. Postal Address: PO Box 908, Upper Hutt 5140.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of December 2009.