Incorporation of Standards by Reference
Pursuant to section 52 of the Legislation Act 2012, the Chief Executive, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, gives notice that the following standards are incorporated into the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017.
The Regulations were made on 26 June 2017.
The following table sets out where these standards are incorporated in the Regulations and the internet site addresses where the standards can be purchased:
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Product type |
Standard |
Place of purchase/reason |
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Fire safety storage cabinets |
Minimum performance standard: BS EN 14470-1:2004 Fire safety storage cabinets – Part 1: Safety storage cabinets for flammable liquids. |
Incorporated in Regulations 11.1, 11.11(3)(a) and 11.29(3)(a) to provide an alternative means of compliance for the construction and installation standards for storage cabinets for particular hazardous substances. |
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Above-ground stationary tank for hazardous liquids |
Minimum performance standard: ASTM D3299-10 Standard specification for Filament-Would Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermoset Resin Corrosion-Resistant Tanks |
Incorporated in Regulation 17.2, 17.6(1)(j) to provide an alternative means of compliance to the standards currently incorporated. |
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Minimum performance standard: ASME RTP-1-2015 Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Corrosion-Resistant Equipment |
Incorporated in Regulation 17.2, 17.6(1)(j) to provide an alternative means of compliance to the standards currently incorporated. |
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Minimum performance standard: UL 142: 2006 Standard for Safety for Steel Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids |
Incorporated in Regulation 17.2, 17.6(1)(h) to provide an alternative means of compliance to the standards currently incorporated. |
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Minimum performance standard: BS 799-5-2010 Oil Burning Equipment – Part 5: Carbon steel oil storage tanks – specification |
Incorporated in Regulation 17.2, 17.6(1)(i) to provide an alternative means of compliance to the standards currently incorporated. |
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Oil Burners |
Minimum performance standard: UL 296: 2017 Standard for Oil Burners |
Incorporated in Regulation 17.2, 17.67(5)(h) to provide an alternative means of compliance to the standards currently incorporated. |
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Minimum performance standard: BS EN 746-2:2010 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment – Part 2: Safety requirements for combustion and fuel handling systems. |
Incorporated in Regulation 17.2, 17.67(5)(i) to provide an alternative means of compliance to the standards currently incorporated. |
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Gas cylinders |
Testing standards options: BS EN ISO 10297:2014 Gas cylinders, cylinder valves. Specification and type testing. |
Incorporated in Regulation 15.1 and 15.28(2)(f) to provide an alternative means of compliance to the other standards incorporated by reference in subsection (2). |
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Minimum performance standard: BS ISO 12209:2013 Gas cylinders, outlet connections for gas cylinder valves for compressed breathable air. |
Incorporated in Regulation 15.1 and 15.28(2)(g) to provide an alternative means of compliance to the other standards incorporated by reference in subsection (2) |
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Minimum performance standard: BS EN ISO 407:2004 Small medical gas cylinders. Pin index yoke-type valve connections. |
Incorporated in Regulation 15.1 and 15.28(2)(h) to provide an alternative means of compliance to the other standards incorporated by reference in subsection (2) |
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Pressure regulators |
Minimum performance standard: BS EN 16129:2013 Pressure regulations automatic change-over devices, having a maximum regulated pressure of 4 bar with a maximum capacity of 150kg/h, associated safety devices and adaptors for butane, propane and their mixtures. |
Incorporated in Regulation 15.1 and 15.33(1) and (2) to provide an alternative means of compliance to the other standards incorporated by reference. |
These standards are available for inspection, at no charge, between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm from Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Office located at 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6140.
Dated this 27th day of June 2017.
DAVID SMOL, Chief Executive, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.