290   Separation distances

(1)  Dangerous goods of a class specified in the Table to this clause must, when stored on a wharf in an operational area, be so stored that they are separated from dangerous goods of any other class so specified that are so stored by not less than the separation distances prescribed by the Table.

Contravention of this subclause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.

(2)  If a screen wall is positioned between dangerous goods of a class specified in the Table and any other dangerous goods of a class so specified, the prescribed separation distances must be measured around the screen wall.

Table   Separation distances for dangerous goods stored on a wharf

Class of dangerous goods

Class 1

Class 2.1

Class 2.2, 2.3

Class 3

Class 4.1

Class 4.2

Class 4.3

Class 5.1

Class 5.2

Class 6.1

Class 6.2

Class 7

Class 8

Class 1

X

30m

12m

30m

30m

30m

30m

30m

30m

X

X

12m

12m

Class 2.1

30m

X

X

12m

4m

12m

4m

12m

30m

X

X

12m

4m

Class 2.2, 2.3

12m

X

X

12m

X

4m

X

X

12m

X

X

4m

X

Class 3

30m

12m

12m

X

4m

12m

12m

4m

12m

X

X

12m

4m

Class 4.1

30m

4m

X

4m

X

4m

4m

4m

12m

X

X

12m

4m

Class 4.2

30m

12m

4m

12m

4m

X

4m

12m

12m

X

X

12m

4m

Class 4.3

30m

4m

X

12m

4m

4m

X

12m

12m

X

X

12m

4m

Class 5.1

30m

12m

X

4m

4m

12m

12m

X

12m

X

X

4m

12m

Class 5.2

30m

30m

12m

12m

12m

12m

12m

12m

X

X

X

12m

12m

Class 6.1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Class 6.2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Class 7

12m

12m

4m

12m

12m

12m

12m

4m

12m

X

X

X

12m

Class 8

12m

4m

X

4m

4m

4m

4m

12m

12m

X

X

12m

X

“X” means no separation distance prescribed.