Title
Commencement
Interpretation
Scope of Group Standard
For the avoidance of doubt: a) subsection (3) may include substances for which approval has been or is being refused after re-evaluation in accordance with the law; and.
Conditions of Group Standard
Conditions of Group Standard
Information Requirements
C) "flammable liquid" in the case of an HSNO 3.1D substance; and (b) where a substance is a flammable solid, the pictogram, signal word and hazard. statement for HSNO 4.1.1B substances to appear on the main label—. i) the pictogram for a HSNO 4.1.1B flammable solid; and (ii) the appropriate signal word—. B) the hazard statement ‗flammable solid'; and. B) "suspected to cause cancer",
In the case of HSNO classifications, the identification of any ingredient on the label is only required if the concentration of the ingredient is equal to or higher than the concentration specified in Table 1. Concentration values that trigger the identification of ingredients on the HSNO label Classification Threshold, . Chemicals (GHS) and the requirements of subsection (2); or d) the appropriate labeling requirements in Australia, the United States, Canada, the European Union or any other country approved by the Authority as if the substances were for sale or supply in those countries and the requirements of sub-paragraphs (2) and (5) ). For a substance with an ecotoxic hazard—. a) HSNO classification 9.1C or 9.1D, the corresponding hazard statement required by subsection (3)(g) is not required;.
Exemption from special labeling requirements for imported and exported packaging (13) Subclause (14) applies to a substance which: a) has been imported into New Zealand in a closed packaging or cargo container; and.
Site and Storage
Hazardous atmosphere area for substances HSNO 3.1B or 3.1C. closed containers) (flowing) (occasionally open). open containers in constant use). Fire extinguishers 250 L. 2) The trigger quantities from table 2 must take into account all other dangerous substances present in this place.
Approved Handler
Despite clauses 7-9 of this Schedule, a substance may be handled by a person who is not an approved handler if—. a) an approved handler is present at the place where the substance is handled; and. b) an approved handler has provided guidance to the person regarding the handling; and. The location and movement of an HSNO 6.1A or 6.1B substance must comply with the Hazardous Substances (Track) Regulations 2001.
Packaging
Regulations 2001 when—. b) in quantities smaller than or equal to 0.5 L or 1 kg for a substance HSNO 8.2B Variation according to the requirements of UN Packing Group III. Regulations 2001 when—. b) in quantities less than or equal to 450 L if it is a viscous substance complying with paragraphs 2.3.2.5 of the UN Model Regulation for an HSNO 3.1C substance, provided that it is not also an HSNO 8.2 substance C.
Equipment
In relation to the circumstances described in paragraph (3)(d), relevant conditions include the range of temperatures and pressures and the presence of other substances which may be expected to be encountered when used as described in the documentation , referred to in point (2).
Transportation
Tank trucks and transportable containers of any capacity used to carry a substance must comply with the Hazardous Substances (Tank Trucks and Transportable Containers) Regulations 2004.
Disposal
Disposal requirements for HSNO substances 5.1.1C. a) export of the substance from New Zealand as waste; or. b) treatment of the substance so that it is no longer a dangerous substance. In sub-clause 8(b), "treatment of the substance" does not include the disposal of the substance in a sewage facility, but includes-. a) explosion, deflagration or controlled burning, provided that the explosion, deflagration or controlled burning is managed in accordance with the performance requirements of regulation 7(3)(b) of the Hazardous Substances (Disposal). The Blast Pressure, Radiation of Heat and Access by Persons Regulations 2001; or. b) depositing the substance in a landfill provided that the landfill is managed to ensure that—. i) the substance will not at any time come into contact with an explosive or flammable substance (equivalent to HSNO class 1, 2, 3 or 4); and (ii) there is no source of ignition in the vicinity of the place of disposal that is. capable of igniting the substance; and. (iii) if the substance were to burn, or cause or contribute to combustion, no person or place where a person may lawfully be would be exposed to an explosion pressure or heat radiation in excess of that described in .
Exposure Limits
In the case of WES values, where a WES value does not appear in the register of exposure limits but is mentioned in the document referred to in paragraph (3), the value or values specified in that document apply to the substance or a component of the substance.
Other Matters
Notification to the Authority
Exposure standards and biological exposure indices, Occupational Safety and Health Service, Ministry of Labour, 6th edition, July 2011, ISBN f) proposed use of the substance as an active ingredient in an agricultural mixture. Specification of active substance (1) Any person who—. a) imports into New Zealand a substance that that person has not previously produced or imported; or b) previously imported the substance, but has since changed the source of production of this dangerous substance. Where the substance is produced at more than one production site, this information must be provided for each site separately;
Interpretation
Land Transport Rule means the Land Transport Rule 45001/1: Dangerous Goods 2005 made under the Land Transport Act 1998. Main Label means, where there are two or more labels on a container or a label is divided into two or more parts:. (a) that label or part of the label which most prominently displays the name of the product and which is primarily designed to attract attention; or. b) where the name of the product is equally prominent on two or more labels or parts of a label, each of those labels or parts of the label on which the name of the product is equally prominent. Packaging, packaging, inner packaging, large packaging and outer packaging have the same meaning as in Regulation 3 of the Hazardous Substances (Packaging) Regulations 2001.
passenger service vehicle has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Land Transport Act 1998. In charge, in relation to a place, a dangerous goods site, a transit depot or a place of work, means a person who is—. a) the owner, lessee, sub-lessee, occupier or person in possession of the place, location or depot or part thereof; or. b) any other person who, at the relevant time, is in effective control or possession of the relevant part of the place, location or depository. Pictogram means a graphic composition intended to convey specific information in accordance with either—. a) the relevant pictograms contained in Annex 1 to the first revised edition of The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), United Nations, 2005 (as reproduced in Table 1 under Labeling of hazardous substances).
Substances: Information on Hazards and Precautions, July 2006); or. b) When a hazard class and/or category specified under a) is covered as a pictogram by the UN Model Regulations, the assigned corresponding pictogram as defined in paragraph 5.2.2 of the UN Model Regulations (as shown in Table 1 of Labeling of Hazardous Substances : Hazard and Precautionary Information, July 2006). Workplace has the same meaning as in sections 2(1) and (3) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. Register of Exposure Limits means the register of exposure limits for substances with toxic or ecotoxic properties maintained and maintained by the Authority under of Section 20A of the Act.
Site and Warehouse Document means the following site and warehouse documents for. substances that meet the standard of this group for substances with the following HSNO classes:. a) for flammable liquids, Location and storage conditions for flammable liquids of class 3.1, July 2006; and. UN Manual of Tests and Criteria means the fourth revised edition of the Recommendations on the Manual of Tests and Criteria for the Transport of Dangerous Goods, United Nations, 2003. The UN Model Regulations means the 17th revised edition of the Recommendations on the Model Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations, United Nations, 2011.
This note is not part of the Group Standard but is intended to provide guidance to users of the Group Standard. It is the responsibility of the manufacturer or importer of a substance to determine whether the substance complies with these parameters. The means to comply cannot. necessarily requires product testing, as this can be achieved in a number of different ways, for example an analysis of the hazards of the constituent components.
