Index
- Completed Codes of Practice
- Codes of Practice under Consultation
- Codes of Practice under Development
- Approved Practice Guides
- Completed Approved Practice Guides APG
- Approved Practice Guides under Development
- Industry Guides endorsed by ERMA New Zealand
- Referenced Codes of Practice
Codes of Practice are documents that offer an approved method of achieving compliance with regulatory requirements set under HSNO. Together with best practice, they are intended to eliminate or minimise the risk associated with the management of hazardous substances. The HSNO Act provides for Codes of Practice to be approved by ERMA New Zealand.
Codes of Practice may be developed by ERMA New Zealand or by other organisations and then presented to ERMA New Zealand for approval. Once the Code of Practice is examined and approved by The Authority, it will be notified in The Parliamentary Gazette, through this website and in The Bulletin.
ERMA New Zealand will provide a brief Information Sheet as a summary of the key points within each Code of Practice as it is approved.
Consultation on Codes of Practice under preparation will generally be conducted by the organisation responsible for the development of the code. Notice of any consultation and a link if necessary to any external organisation involved will be posted on this website.
More information on the development and approval of HSNO Codes of Practice is available: Development and approval of HSNO Codes of Practice [pdf - 601 kb]
A list of codes with which ERMA New Zealand is currently involved is given below. A number of further Codes of Practice may also be under development by various industry organisations
Completed Codes of practice
As Industry is developing Codes of Practice, they may charge for them. Where they are available at no cost ERMA New Zealand will make them available on this website. The ERMA New Zealand Information Sheet will provide an overview of the contents of each Code of Practice at no charge from this web page.
Codes of Practice under Consultation
| Code of Practice | Availability | Status |
| Provide a standard for the design and construction of compressed gas cylinders for use with LPG | ERMA New Zealand | LPG Cylinders Manufactured to BS EN 1442:2006 + A1:2008 is being notified |
| Preparing for A Chemical Emergency | ERMA New Zealand | Open for submissions until 6 November 2009 |
Codes of Practice under Development
| Code of Practice | Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Underground Petroleum Storage Systems | Oil industry | Industry reviewing for technical changes |
| Emergency Management | NZCIC | NZCIC redrafting |
| Urban Pest Management | Pest Management Association of New Zealand (PMANZ) | PMANZ drafting |
| ChemSafe | NZCIC | NZCIC reviewing |
| Bituminous Materials used in Roading | Roading New Zealand Inc | Roading NZ are redrafting and adding new sections |
| Storage of Aerosols | HazKnow Ltd | ERMA New Zealand reviewing |
| Test methods for gas cylinders | ERMA New Zealand | Being developed with CTLA |
| Fumigants | PMANZ | With ERMA for approval |
| Storage of explosives AS 2187.1 | ERMA New Zealand | In development |
Approved Practice Guides
Approved Practice Guides APG are an alternative to a full Code of Practice CoP. They still provide a means of compliance with controls under HSNO but do not provide a defence in law as does a CoP. Therefore, the requirements to obtain approval are less rigorous than for a CoP, primarily in the amount of consultation required.
However, they must still be technically correct and relate to specific controls.
They will be approved by the Authority but are not notified in the Gazette.
APGs that ERMA New Zealand is currently involved with are shown below Lists accurate August 2006.
Completed Approved Practice Guides APG
| APG | Approval Date | Availability | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit Depots managed by members of CBAFF | September 2005 | CBAFF PO. Box 34-149, Birkenhead North Shore City 1330 cbaff@clear.net.nz |
Not Published |
| Safe Above-Ground Fuel Storage on Farms [pdf - 259kb] | April 2008 | Available from ERMA New Zealand's website | OK |
| Guide to Gas Cylinders | September 2009 | Available from ERMA New Zealand's website | OK |
Approved Practice Guides under Development
| APG | Owner | Status |
|---|
Industry Guides endorsed by ERMA New Zealand
| Document | Published | Owner & Availability | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Practice Guideline for the Safe Use of Timber Preservatives & Antisapstain Chemicals | December 2005 |
New Zealand Timber Preservation Council Available as PDF 731kb |
OK |
Referenced Codes of Practice
| Document | Published | Owner & Availability | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Safe Management of PCBs |
May 2008 | Ministry of Health, PO Box 5013, Wellington | OK |