Pursuant to section 79(5) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) advises that it approved in December 2011, the code of practice HSNOCOP 38 Version 2.0 In-situ Filling of LPG Cylinders.
Regulation 62(4)(c) of the Hazardous Substances (Compressed Gases) Regulations 2004 enables the Environmental Protection Authority to approve a code of practice for cylinders to be filled without requiring the cylinder to be weighed.
This code provides a means by which filling of cylinders by volume can be undertaken in-situ from a road tank wagon utilising an ullage or contents gauge.
This code can be inspected at the Wellington office of
the Environmental Protection Authority, Level 1, BP House, 20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, or can be downloaded from the website of the LPG Association of New Zealand Inc
www.lpga.co.nz
as well as the EPA website
www.epa.govt.nz
ROB FORLONG, Chief Executive, Environmental Protection Authority.