Part 10 Special requirements for certain goods
Division 1 Dangerous goods of Class 2
233 Filling of cylinders (general)
(1) A person must not fill a cylinder with dangerous goods of Class 2 unless it:(a) is designed for the pressure to which it is filled, and(b) is stamped in accordance with AS 2030 (The approval, filling, inspection, testing and maintenance of cylinders for the storage and transport of compressed gases) so as to indicate:(i) that it has been inspected at a test station approved under the terms of AS 2337 (Gas cylinder test stations), and(ii) in the case of a cylinder that has previously been filled, that it has been inspected within the time specified in AS 2030 as the maximum period that may elapse between inspections, and(c) if it is of a kind required by AS 2030 to be fitted with a valve and a safety device—is fitted with a valve and a safety device that conform to, and are protected as required by, that Standard.(2) A person who fills a cylinder with dangerous goods of Class 2 must comply with the procedures for filling cylinders and make and retain a record of the filling as required by AS 2030.(3) A person must not fill a container or cylinder with dangerous goods of Class 2 unless he or she is its owner or is authorised to do so by a person who is or appears to be its owner.(4) This clause is subject to clauses 235, 237, 240, 243, 244 and 245.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
234 Compressed natural gas refuelling stations
A person must not operate a station for the refuelling of compressed natural gas operated vehicles except in accordance with AG 901 (Code of Practice for NGV Refuelling Stations) issued by the Australian Gas Association.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(1) A person must not fill a cylinder with acetylene, or compress acetylene, except in accordance with subclauses (2)–(6).Contravention of this subclause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(2) Acetylene must not be compressed for filling into cylinders unless the compression is carried out by means of plant that has been approved in writing.(3) The filling of the cylinder must be carried out in accordance with Part 2 (Cylinders for dissolved acetylene) of AS 2030.(4) The acetylene in the cylinder must be contained in an approved porous substance and dissolved in acetone or another approved solvent.(5) The porous substance must fill, as completely as possible, the cylinder that is to contain the acetylene.(6) A person applying for approval of a porous substance under subclause (4) must lodge a sample of the substance with the WorkCover Authority.
236 Reticulation systems for oxygen or acetylene
(1) A person must not install or use a reticulation system for oxygen unless it complies with AS 2896 (Medical gas systems—Installation and testing of non-flammable medical gas pipeline systems) or AS 4289 (Oxygen and acetylene gas reticulation systems).(2) A person must not install or use a reticulation system for acetylene unless it complies with AS 4289.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
237 Keeping and handling of gas cylinders
(1) A person who keeps cylinders of gas to which AS 4332 (The storage and handling of gases in cylinders) applies must keep and handle them in accordance with that Standard.Contravention of this subclause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(2) For the purposes of subclause (1), AS 4332 is taken to apply to the keeping of a cylinder or cylinders of gas in cylinder installations or banks whether or not the installations or banks are connected to a system intended for the consumption of gas.(3) Subclause (1) does not apply to the keeping of cylinders of:(a) anhydrous ammonia if they are kept in accordance with AS 2022 (SAA anhydrous ammonia code), or(b) cryogenic fluids if they are kept in accordance with AS 1894 (The storage and handling of non-flammable cryogenic and refrigerated liquids), or(c) liquefied chlorine gas if they are kept in accordance with AS 2927 (The storage and handling of liquefied chlorine gas), or(d) liquefied natural gas if they are kept in accordance with AS 3961 (Liquefied natural gas—Storage and handling), or(e) liquefied petroleum gas if they are kept in accordance with AS 1596 (Storage and handling of LP gas).
238 Positioning of liquefied gas cylinders
A person must not keep, convey or use a cylinder containing dangerous goods of Class 2.1, being liquefied flammable gas, unless the cylinder is so positioned that the safety relief device communicates directly with the vapour space in the cylinder.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(1) A person must not attach a container or other equipment used in connection with dangerous goods of Class 2 to the outside of a vehicle otherwise than in accordance with an approval given by the WorkCover Authority.Contravention of this subclause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in relation to a licensed transport container.
240 Filling containers with gas
(1) A person must not fill a container with gas unless it is in good condition and within its test date (where relevant).(2) A person must not keep, handle or convey a cylinder or tank containing liquefied petroleum gas or fill a cylinder or tank with liquefied petroleum gas except in accordance with AS 1596.(3) A person who has filled a disposable or refillable container with gas must:(a) immediately test the container for leakage by immersing it in water that is at a temperature of 55°Celsius or by another suitable method, and(b) immediately after the testing safely dispose of the container if it is found to be leaking.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
241 Gas operated portable and mobile appliances
(1) Portable and mobile appliances (other than appliances to which the Dangerous Goods (Gas Installations) Regulation 1998 applies) designed to use liquefied petroleum gas must conform to AS 2658 (Liquefied petroleum (LP) gas portable and mobile appliances).(2) A person must not use a portable or mobile appliance designed to use liquefied flammable gas (otherwise than by combustion or chemical reaction) unless its design and construction are approved.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
242 Use of liquefied flammable gas in motor vehicle air-conditioning systems
(1) A person must not put liquefied flammable gas in the air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle (within the meaning of the Traffic Act 1909).Contravention of this subclause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(2) Subclause (1) does not prohibit a person from flushing out and cleaning a motor vehicle’s air-conditioning system with liquefied flammable gas if the person ensures that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the gas is removed from the system after completion of the flushing and cleaning.
(1) A person must not:(a) keep, handle or convey anhydrous ammonia, or(b) fill a cylinder or tank with anhydrous ammonia,except in accordance with AS 2022.(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to the storage of minor quantities (within the meaning of AS 4332) of anhydrous ammonia if they are stored in accordance with AS 4332.(3) For the purposes of subclause (2), AS 4332 is taken to apply to the storage of minor quantities (within the meaning of AS 4332) of anhydrous ammonia despite clause 1.2 of that Standard.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(1) A person must not:(a) keep, handle or convey chlorine, or(b) fill a cylinder or tank with chlorine,except in accordance with AS 2927.(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to the storage of minor quantities (within the meaning of AS 4332) of chlorine if they are stored in accordance with AS 4332.(3) For the purposes of subclause (2), AS 4332 is taken to apply to the storage of minor quantities (within the meaning of AS 4332) of chlorine despite clause 1.2 of that Standard.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
A person must not:(a) keep, handle or convey liquefied natural gas, or(b) fill a cylinder or tank with liquefied natural gas,except in accordance with AS 3961.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
246 Unodorized liquefied petroleum gas
A person must not keep, handle or convey unodorized liquefied petroleum gas except in accordance with an approval in writing given by the WorkCover Authority.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
247 Work on LP Gas transport containers
(1) This clause applies to transport containers used for the carriage of liquefied petroleum gas.(2) An individual must not carry out work on any pipes, fittings or appliances attached to or forming part of a transport container to which this clause applies, except:(a) under the authority of an appropriate supervisor certificate, or(b) under the authority of an appropriate registration certificate and under the general supervision of the holder of an appropriate supervisor certificate, or(c) under the immediate supervision of the holder of an appropriate supervisor certificate.Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(3) In this clause:registration certificate, in relation to a particular kind of work, means a certificate of registration in force under the Home Building Act 1989 authorising the holder to carry out that kind of work under general supervision.
supervisor certificate, in relation to a particular kind of work, means a supervisor certificate in force under the Home Building Act 1989 authorising the holder to carry out, and to supervise, that kind of work, and includes a licence endorsed under that Act to show that it is the equivalent of such a certificate.
248 Cylinders and tanks (general)
(1) A person who keeps a cylinder containing dangerous goods of Class 2 that is provided with a cap to protect the valve must ensure that the cap is kept in place on the cylinder at all times when it is not being filled and is not connected for use.Contravention of this subclause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(2) For the purposes of Parts 5 and 6 and this Part, a cylinder or tank into which dangerous goods of Class 2 have been placed is taken to contain those goods unless it has since been carefully examined by a competent person and certified by him or her to be gas-free since dangerous goods were last present in it.
(1) A person who keeps a cylinder or other container containing dangerous goods of Class 2 must, unless it is connected by permanent piping to a consuming device, ensure that its valve is kept securely closed at all times except when the container is being filled or goods are being taken from it.(2) If, under this Regulation, piping or a pipeline is equipped with one or more excess flow valves, a person must not convey dangerous goods of Class 2 by means of the piping or pipeline unless each valve is set for the minimum diameter of that part of the piping or pipeline that the goods would enter through the valve without first passing through another such valve.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
250 Filling of balloons and other containers
A person must not, except with an approval in writing given by the WorkCover Authority:(a) fill a balloon or other collapsible container with flammable, toxic or anaesthetic gas, or(b) keep, convey, sell or use a balloon or other collapsible container that contains any such gas.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
Division 2 Dangerous goods of Class 3
(1) This clause applies to dangerous goods of Class 3 Packing Group II, being potable liquid contained in:(a) tanks, or(b) packagings having a capacity exceeding 20 litres each and an aggregate capacity exceeding 100 litres.(2) If, by a provision of this Regulation, a person is required to observe any requirements of AS 1940 (The storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids) in relation to dangerous goods of Class 3, he or she must do so as though any exception in respect of goods to which this clause applies were omitted from the Standard.
(1) A person must not use for the pumping of flammable liquid a mobile pump powered by an electric motor unless the motor is one that, under AS 3000 (SAA Wiring Rules), is suitable for use in a Zone 2 area as defined in that Standard.Contravention of this subclause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(2) Subject to subclause (4), a person must not use within a building or a depot, being a compound for flammable liquids, or on a platform for drums of flammable liquids a mobile pump powered by an internal combustion engine unless:(a) the engine is a compression ignition engine conforming to the prescribed requirements, and(b) the engine is maintained in good order and condition, its air filter is kept clean and its flame trap is removed and cleaned with a suitable chemical detergent after each 4 hours of running on any day or shift and at the end of each day or shift.Contravention of this subclause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(3) For the purposes of subclause (2), the following are the prescribed requirements for a compression ignition engine:(a) a quick-acting strangler must be fitted in its air inlet,(b) its exhaust must:(i) be fitted with a water wash box capable of quenching any sparks from the exhaust, and(ii) be fitted with a flame trap consisting of a stack of stainless steel plates spaced not more than 0.4 millimetre apart and having a depth of at least 50 millimetres in the direction of the gas stream, and(iii) terminate at least 3 metres above the pump or at least 8 metres, measured horizontally, from the pump,(c) the flame trap must be held by a locking device that will prevent it from unscrewing, through vibration, from the exhaust,(d) if the engine has been modified for the purpose of compliance with this clause, the air filter must have a capacity equivalent to the air filter fitted before the modification,(e) all its flanges must have faces at least 12 millimetres wide.(4) A person may use for the pumping of flammable liquids of Packing Group III a mobile pump powered by a spark ignition engine that conforms to the requirements of subclauses (2) and (3) for compression ignition engines and to the following requirements:(a) the fuel tank must be below the level of the carburettor or the carburettor must be fed by a pump that operates in such a manner that fuel cannot flow by gravity from the pump to the carburettor,(b) the spark plugs must be shrouded,(c) the exhaust must face away from the pump,(d) the fuel lines must be of copper and be constructed with properly made connections.
253 Colouring of lighting or home kerosene
A person must not sell lighting or home kerosene unless it is coloured blue.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
254 Use of certain goods in hairdressing
(1) In this clause, hairdressing has the same meaning as in Division 1 of Part 6 of the Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962.(2) A person engaged in the business of hairdressing must not, in the course of that business, apply or cause to be applied dangerous goods of Class 3 Packing Group I or II to the hair or person of a customer unless the goods are miscible with water in all proportions.Contravention of this subclause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
255 Oil fueled heating systems in high rise buildings
(1) In this clause:heating system means an oil fueled heating system comprised of a fixed and flued oil-burning appliance together with its associated oil fuel supply system.
high rise building means a building the floor of the topmost storey of which is more than 21 metres above the lowest floor from which there is direct access to a road or other public place.
oil fuel means hydrocarbon liquid fuel, being combustible liquids of Class C1 or C2.
(2) A person must not install a heating system in a high rise building unless the design and construction of the system complies:(a) in the case of a system having a thermal input rate of less than 60 kW—with the requirements of AS 1375 (SAA industrial fuel-fired appliances code) or AS 1690 (SAA domestic oil-fired appliances safe design code), or(b) in any other case—with the requirements of AS 1375.(3) A person must not install a heating system in a high rise building unless the installation of the system complies:(a) in the case of a system having a thermal input rate of less than 60 kW—with the requirements of AS 1375 or AS 1691 (Domestic oil-fired appliances—Installation), or(b) in any other case—with the requirements of AS 1375.(4) As soon as practicable after completion of the installation of a heating system in a high rise building, the builder (or, if some other person is responsible for the installation of the system, that other person) must:(a) obtain from an engineer (being a person qualified for corporate membership of the Institution of Engineers, Australia) a certificate containing the particulars required by subclause (5), and(b) submit the certificate to the owner of the building.(5) The certificate must:(a) specify the full name, address and qualifications of the person who gives it, and(b) specify the type of appliance forming part of the heating system, and(c) certify that the design, construction and installation of the heating system meets the requirements of subclauses (2) and (3), and(d) specify the name of the owner of the building in which the system was installed, and(e) specify the address of the premises at which the system was installed, and(f) specify the date on which the system was commissioned, and(g) be signed and dated by the person who gives it.(6) The owner of a high rise building in which a heating system having a thermal input rate of 60 kW or more has been installed must display and keep displayed in a conspicuous place in the vicinity of the oil-burning appliance the certificate required to be obtained under this clause.(7) Except for the purpose of commissioning the heating system, the owner of a high rise building must not operate, or permit to be operated, a heating system in the building unless a certificate complying with this clause has been obtained in relation to the system.Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
Division 3 Dangerous goods of Class 4
256 Manufacture, repair or use of nitrocellulose products
(1) In this clause, nitrocellulose product means dangerous goods of Class 4.1 (being substances that are UN No 2557).(2) A person must not manufacture, repair, manipulate or use a nitrocellulose product in a quantity exceeding 25 kilograms unless he or she:(a) does so in a workroom conforming to prescribed requirements, and(b) observes subclauses (5), (6), (8) and (9).Contravention of this subclause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(3) A person must not, without approval in writing, manufacture a nitrocellulose product or use any such product for, or in the course of, the manufacture of any other product or goods.Contravention of this subclause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(4) For the purposes of subclause (2), the following are prescribed requirements for a workroom:(a) it must be constructed throughout of non-combustible materials,(b) it must be provided with at least 2 doorways having outward opening doors,(c) all furniture and apparatus in it must be so arranged as to allow unimpeded egress,(d) all the electrical wiring and equipment, including switches, of or in it must conform to the requirements of AS 3000 (SAA Wiring Rules) that relate to electrical wiring and equipment in hazardous locations,(e) electrical resistances, including the heating elements of heaters and radiators, must be so guarded or enclosed that they will not cause ignition or decomposition of any nitrocellulose products,(f) the electrical resistances referred to in paragraph (e) and all guards and enclosures provided under that paragraph must be such, and positioned so, that:(i) no external part of a guard or enclosure will at any time be heated to a temperature exceeding 100°Celsius, and(ii) the top of every guard or enclosure is sloped at an angle of at least 45° to the horizontal,(g) an approved system of automatic sprinklers must be installed in it,(h) signs bearing the words “NO SMOKING” in letters at least 50 millimetres high must be displayed in prominent positions in and immediately outside it.(5) Any fire, light, gas or oil stove, smoking materials, matches or other thing likely to ignite nitrocellulose products or to decompose the products must not be present in a workroom when nitrocellulose products are being manufactured, repaired, manipulated or used in it.(6) Subject to subclause (7), nitrocellulose products in a quantity exceeding that immediately required for work being done in a workroom must not be brought into it or, if brought into it, be allowed to remain in it.(7) Subclauses (1) and (6) do not prohibit the bringing into, or the presence in, a workroom of up to 600 metres of cinematographic film to be repaired, manipulated or used in it, multiplied by the number of persons who will be engaged in the workroom in any such work.(8) All nitrocellulose products that have been manufactured, repaired or manipulated in a workroom must be removed from it immediately after all work to be done in relation to the products has been completed.(9) Waste nitrocellulose products must not be allowed to accumulate in a workroom but must be collected at frequent intervals and placed in a strong metal receptacle that is fitted with a self-closing lid and marked conspicuously with the words “HIGHLY FLAMMABLE WASTE”.
257 Prohibited goods (safety matches and containers)
(1) A person must not manufacture, import into the State for sale or sell safety matches or their containers unless they comply with the performance requirements in AS 3667 (Safety matches and containers—Safety requirements).Contravention of this subclause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.
(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to or in respect of the manufacture, import or sale of safety matches or their containers for the purpose only of use outside the State if they are exported as soon as practicable after their manufacture or import into the State.