Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018
sec.135Installation of flammable hydrocarbon gas in relevant gas device
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sec.135 Installation of flammable hydrocarbon gas in relevant gas device
This section prescribes safety requirements for a person who installs flammable hydrocarbon gas in a relevant gas device. The person must— be the holder of a gas work licence; and ensure a gas fitting of, or used with, the device complies with subsection (3) ; and ensure the device has been approved for use under section 731AA (1) (a) of the Act ; and ensure a plate that states the device contains flammable hydrocarbon gas is fixed to the device in a place that is easily seen by a person carrying out gas work on the device. The gas fitting must— comply with AS/NZS 5149.2 ‘Refrigerating systems and heat pumps—safety and environmental requirements’, Part 2 ‘Design, construction, testing, marking and documentation’, section 4 ; and be fit for the purpose for which it is used. The person must give the owner of the device a certificate, in the approved form, that states the installation of the gas in the device complies with the safety requirements. For relevant safety requirements, other than the safety requirements in this section, see schedule 2 , parts 2 and 3 . The person must keep a copy of the certificate for 3 years. s 135 amd 2020 SL No. 206 s 6 (sec.135-ssec.1) This section prescribes safety requirements for a person who installs flammable hydrocarbon gas in a relevant gas device. (sec.135-ssec.2) The person must— be the holder of a gas work licence; and ensure a gas fitting of, or used with, the device complies with subsection (3) ; and ensure the device has been approved for use under section 731AA (1) (a) of the Act ; and ensure a plate that states the device contains flammable hydrocarbon gas is fixed to the device in a place that is easily seen by a person carrying out gas work on the device. (sec.135-ssec.3) The gas fitting must— comply with AS/NZS 5149.2 ‘Refrigerating systems and heat pumps—safety and environmental requirements’, Part 2 ‘Design, construction, testing, marking and documentation’, section 4 ; and be fit for the purpose for which it is used. (sec.135-ssec.4) The person must give the owner of the device a certificate, in the approved form, that states the installation of the gas in the device complies with the safety requirements. For relevant safety requirements, other than the safety requirements in this section, see schedule 2 , parts 2 and 3 . (sec.135-ssec.5) The person must keep a copy of the certificate for 3 years. s 135 amd 2020 SL No. 206 s 6
- (a) be the holder of a gas work licence; and
- (b) ensure a gas fitting of, or used with, the device complies with subsection (3) ; and
- (c) ensure the device has been approved for use under section 731AA (1) (a) of the Act ; and
- (d) ensure a plate that states the device contains flammable hydrocarbon gas is fixed to the device in a place that is easily seen by a person carrying out gas work on the device.