The following is a guide to show you where storing certain quantities of substances may trigger Location Test Certificates [LTC’s].
| Substance | Classification | Location Test Certificate Required |
| LPG | 2.1.1A | >100 kg |
| Petrol | 3.1A, 6.1E, 6.3B, 6.7B, 9.1B | Open or closed containers: >50 litres |
| Acetone | 3.1B, 6.1E, 6.3B, 6.4A | Open containers: >50 litres Closed containers (>5 litres capacity): >100 litres Closed containers (<5 litres capacity): >250 litres |
| Diesel Fuel | 3.1D, 6.1E, 6.3B, 6.7B, 9.1B | Not required |
| Hydrogen Peroxide 20-60% aqueous solution | 5.1.1B, 6.1D, 6.9B, 8.2B, 8.3A, 9.1D, 9.3C | > 500 litres |
TEST CERTIFICATION CLASSES:
| Classes | Suffix(es) | |
| 2.1.1 | A | flammable gases > 100 kg or 100 m³ |
| 2.1.2 | A | flammable aerosols > 3000 litres |
| 3.1 | A B | flammable liquids |
| 4.1.1 | A | flammable solids >100 kg |
| 4.1.2 | A B C D E F | self-reactive substances any amount |
| 4.1.3 | A B | flammable Solids |
| 4.2 | A B | spontaneously combustible substances |
| 4.3 | A B | substances that emit flammable gases when in contact with water |
| 5.1.1 | A B C | oxidizing liquid and solid substances |
| 5.1.2 | A | oxidizing gases |
| 5.2 | A B C D E F | organic peroxides |
| 6.1 | A B C | acute toxic substances |
| 6.7 | A | human carcinogens |
| 8.2 | A | skin corrosives |
| 9.1 | A | aquatic eco-toxicants |
| 9.2 | A | soil eco-toxicants |
| 9.3 | A | terrestrial vertebrate toxicants |
| 9.4 | A | terrestrial invertebrate toxicants |
LOCATION TEST CERTIFICATES are required only for the Class 1-5 substances with the information on trigger limit quantities to be found in the scheduled tables as follows:
Test certification
- Where a test certificate is required for a hazardous substance location under any of these regulations other than <href=”#dlm36688″>regulation 40, that test certificate must be renewed at intervals of not more than 12 months, unless on request of the person or persons required to obtain the test certificate the Authority specifies a longer time limit for which the test certificate is valid.
- The longer time limit specified by the Authority may not exceed 36 months.
- When specifying the time limit, the Authority must take into account—
the maximum quantities and types of hazardous substances present or likely to be present at the relevant place; and
the review and monitoring systems in place for the management of those substances; and
the compliance history of the organisation concerned and of the persons in charge of the substances; and - Where there is a requirement to obtain more than 1 test certificate,—
- the test certifier may, on request of the person or persons required to obtain the test certificates, examine at the same time any or all of those matters that require test certification for which the certifier is competent to certify; and
- where more than 1 matter has been examined, the report provided by the certifier must indicate whether or not the respective requirements have been met and must give the reasons for any failure to meet those requirements; and
- a single test certificate may be issued for any or all of those matters where the requirements have been met. For further information, Click here and see also under NZ Gazette Notice No. 35 at the following link –
CONTACTING A REGISTERED TEST CERTIFIER
The following link will take you through to the ERMA site of registered Test Certifiers
Registered HSNO Test Certifiers
OR YOU CAN SIMPLY CONTACT –
tony@envirohaz.co.nz or
brendan@envirohaz.co.nz
– both are experienced and registered HSNO Test Certifiers.
NOTIFIED TOXIC SUBSTANCES
On June 30, 2006 the end of Dangerous Goods Licensing was signalled for those Notified Toxic Substances (NOTS) with Class 2 – 5 hazardous properties.
What is a Notified Toxic Substance or NOTS?
A notified toxic substance (NOTS) is a substance that was notified under section 32 of the Toxic Substances Act 1979.
You can check to see whether the products you use are included at: http://www.ermanz.govt.nz/hs/groupstandards/index.html