AS / NZS 1596 The Storage and Handling of LP Gas - Western Australia

Description

You may need to comply with this standard if you intend to carry out gasfitting work on consumer gas installations. Gas installations include any appliance, pipes, fittings or other apparatus installed or to be installed for or for purposes incidental to the conveyance, control, supply or use of gas.

This standard sets out requirements and recommendations for the safe storage and handling of liquid petroleum (LP) gas, in cylinders and bulk tanks and also sets out the requirements for design, construction, commissioning and operation of installations for the storage and handling of LP Gas

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

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Comply All AS / NZS 1596:2014 The Storage and Handling of LP Gas (Opens in new window) Important

Act(s) name

Gas Standards Act 1972 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

Gas Standards (Gasfitting and Consumer Gas Installations) Regulations 1999 Western Australia

Administering agency

Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Building and Energy

Contact details

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