Tasmanian Numbered Regulations

GAS (SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2002 (S.R. 2002, NO. 78)

- (S.R. 2002, NO. 78)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Penalties

   PART 2 - Technical and safety requirements

   5.      General requirements for safe operation – standards
   6.      Adoption of standards
   7.      Information and training
   8.      Provision of training
   9.      Gas quality
   10.     Measurement of gas quality
   11.     Operating pressure and heating value of gas
   12.     Requirements as to change in gas
   13.     Testing of gas for heating value, pressure, &c.
   14.     Odour of gas

   PART 3 - Design and construction of facilities

   15.     Design of facilities
   16.     Construction safety management plan

   PART 4 - Safety and operating plans

   17.     Plan to include details of manager of facility
   18.     Person responsible for safety and operating plan
   19.     Description of facility
   20.     Formal safety assessment
   21.     Address where records kept
   22.     Schedule of reports
   23.     Availability of safety and operating plans
   24.     Initial audits of safety and operating plans
   25.     Periodical audits of safety and operating plans
   26.     Safety system records

   PART 5 - Content of safety management system

   27.     Minimum requirements of safety management system
   28.     Safety policy
   29.     Organisational structure and responsibilities
   30.     Published technical standards
   31.     Design, construction, installation, operation, maintenance and modification
   32.     Control systems
   33.     Machinery and equipment
   34.     Permit-to-work system
   35.     Emergency preparedness
   36.     Emergency communication systems
   37.     Internal monitoring, auditing and reviewing
   38.     Key performance indicators
   39.     Gas incident recording, investigation and reviewing
   40.     Training and qualification

   PART 6 - Reporting of incidents

   41.     Mandatory reporting of incidents
   42.     Reporting of incidents

   PART 7 - Gas installations and gas fitting work

   43.     Standard gas installations
   44.     Standard gas installation – maximum gas consumption and piping length
   45.     Prescribed class of standard gas installation
   46.     Application for acceptance of gas installation
   47.     Statement of compliance
   48.     Connection of gas to installation
   49.     Owner of Type B appliance to keep records
   50.     Certificate of compliance
   51.     Installation of Type A appliances
   52.     Requirements for Type A compliance plates
   53.     Compliance plates for Type B appliances
   54.     Work on gas installations
   55.     General responsibilities of person carrying out gas fitting work
   56.     Reporting of gas installation incidents
   57.     Dangerous gas installations
   58.     Clearance of consumer piping
   59.     Gas pressure–raising devices in consumer piping
   60.     Notice of proposal to carry out certain gas fitting work
   61.     Hot-tapping work
   62.     Special requirements for high–pressure consumer piping
   63.     Notice of defects
   64.     Notice of rectification
   65.     Appeal against notice of defects

   PART 8 - Miscellaneous

   66.     Emergency work on public land
   67.     Information on location of gas infrastructure
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2