Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations—Exemption for North American Gas Appliances Notice 2021

Pursuant to Regulation 85 of the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010 (“Regulations”), I, Mark Wogan, Manager Energy Safety, WorkSafe New Zealand, give the following notice of exemption:

Notice

1. Short Title and Commencement

(1) This notice is the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations—Exemption for North American Gas Appliances Notice 2021.

(2) This exemption is to take effect on the next calendar day following the publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

2. Exemption

Gas appliances that are certified to a standard identified in clause 4 of this notice are hereby exempt from the requirements of Regulation 54(3) of the Regulations, provided that the certification was obtained before the appliance was sold or offered for sale in New Zealand and they:

are certified by one of the certification bodies identified in clause 3 of this notice; and
meet all of the relevant conditions set out in clause 5 of this notice; and
are not excluded under clause 6 of this notice.

3. Certification Bodies

The following bodies may certify gas appliances for the purposes of this notice:

Canadian Standards Association:
Underwriters Laboratories.

4. Standards

The applicable standards are as follows:

Appliance Type	Applicable Standard
Gas clothes dryers	ANSI Z21.5.1-2017/CSA 7.1-2017 Gas clothes dryers, volume I, type 1 clothes dryers
Gas-fired low-intensity infrared heaters	ANSI Z83.20-2016/CSA 2.34-2016 Gas-fired tubular and low-intensity infrared heaters
Gas-fired low pressure steam and hot water boilers	ANSI Z21.13-2017/CSA 4.9-2017 Gas-fired low pressure steam and hot water boilers
Gas-fired outdoor infrared patio heaters	ANSI Z83.26-2014/CSA 2.37-2014 Gas-fired outdoor infrared patio heaters or CSA/ANSI Z83.26-20/CSA 2.37-2020 Gas-Fired Outdoor Infrared Patio Heaters
Gas storage water heaters with input ratings above 75,000 BTU per hour	ANSI Z21.10.3-2017/CSA 4.3-2017 Gas-fired water heaters, volume III, storage water heaters with input ratings above 75,000 Btu per hour, circulating and instantaneous or CSA/ANSI Z21.10.3-19/CSA 4.3-2019 Gas-fired water heaters, volume III, storage water heaters with input ratings above 75,000 Btu per hour, circulating and instantaneous
Gas storage water heaters with input ratings of 75,000 BTU per hour or less	ANSI Z21.10.1-2017/CSA 4.1-2017 Gas water heaters, volume I, storage water heaters with input ratings of 75,000 BTU per hour or less or CSA/ANSI Z21.10.1-19/CSA 4.1-2019 Gas Water Heaters, Volume I, Storage Water Heaters With Input Ratings of 75,000 BTU per hour or less
Gas-fired unvented room heaters	CSA/ANSI Z21.11.2:19 Gas-fired room heaters, volume II, unvented room heaters
Gas-fired waterless toilets	CSA CGA 5.2:71 (R2019) Gas-Fired Waterless Toilets
Gas food service equipment	ANSI Z83.11-2016/CSA 1.8-2016 Gas food service equipment
Household cooking gas appliances	CSA/ANSI Z21.1-2018/CSA 1.1-2018 Household cooking gas appliances
Outdoor cooking gas appliances	ANSI Z21.58-2018/CSA 1.6-2018 Outdoor cooking gas appliances
Outdoor cooking specialty gas appliances	ANSI Z21.89-2017/CSA 1.18-2017 Outdoor cooking specialty gas appliances
Outdoor decorative gas appliances	ANSI Z21.97-2017/CSA 2.41-2017 Outdoor decorative gas appliances
Portable type gas camp stoves	ANSI Z21.72-2016/CSA 11.2-2016 Portable type gas camp stoves
Portable type gas camp heaters	ANSI Z21.63-2014/CSA 11.3-2014 Portable type gas camp heaters or CSA/ANSI Z21.63-19/CSA 11.3-2019 Portable Type Gas Camp Heaters
Portable type gas camp lights	ANSI Z21.73-2017/CSA 11.1-2017 Portable type gas camp lights
Vented gas fireplace heaters	ANSI Z21.88-2017/CSA 2.33-2017 Vented gas fireplace heaters
Vented gas fireplaces	ANSI Z21.50:19/CSA 2.22:19 Vented decorative gas appliances
Vented gas-fired space heating appliances	ANSI Z21.86-2016/CSA 2.32-2016 Vented gas-fired space heating appliances

5. Conditions

The following conditions apply to appliances exempt under this notice:

a gas appliance incorporating electrical equipment with a low voltage external supply must be tested for gas safety compliance using a supply of 230 volts, 50 Hz (nominal):
an LPG appliance, other than an appliance for use with non-refillable cartridges, must be tested as follows:

either—

the tests specified in the compliance standard must be conducted with Test Gas D (butane); and
combustion tests, and tests of burner operating characteristics, pilot operating characteristics, and ignition, must also be conducted with Test Gas E (propane) with no change whatever in burner equipment; or

in the case of an outdoor cooking gas appliance or an outdoor cooking specialty gas appliance, tests for temperature hazards, heat resistance, flame abnormalities, including sooting, and tests in which CO ratios or concentrations are measured must be conducted with Test Gas D (butane) with no change whatever in burner equipment.

6. Exclusions

This notice does not apply to:

any gas appliance operating with a valve cartridge which is horizontally integrated into the chassis of the appliance also called flat portable gas stove:
any portable space heater not intended for connection to a cylinder, and intended for connection to a valve cartridge which is horizontally integrated into the chassis of the appliance:
any mobile or portable, unflued heater that is designed for indoor use and operates on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) using an LPG gas cylinder that is self-contained within the heater, commonly known as a cabinet heater.

7. Expiry

Unless revoked or amended earlier, this notice expires on 31 March 2022.

Signed at Wellington this 31st day of March 2021.

MARK WOGAN, Manager, Energy Safety, WorkSafe New Zealand.