All Dangerous Goods Licences will expire on 30 June 2006.
After 30 June 2006
If you have substances that were transferred prior to January 2006
From 1 July, if you held a Dangerous Goods licence for flammable substances, you are likely to need:
- a Location Test Certificate for your premises
- a Stationary Container Test Certificates, for your tank or process containers and its associated pipe work
- an Approved Handler who is trained in the safe handling of the substances you hold and is available at all times.
If you hold only substances transferred by Group Standard
If your Dangerous Goods licence was only for substances being transferred as part of a Group Standard, such as paints, then for substances of the same hazard class your licence will be considered to be a Location Test Certificate until 1 January 2008 providing you:
- were not already required to have a Location Test Certificate
- are obeying the terms and conditions of your Dangerous Goods licence
If any of the following have changed you may need a Location Test Certificate immediately:
- types (classes) of hazardous substances
- volume of hazardous substances
- their location
- or site ownership.
You need to let us know if there have been any changes so that we can update our data base. Please contact our toll free Compliance Line on 0800 376 234 or email hsinfo@ermanz.govt.nz
Further Information
- Please contact our toll free HS Compliance Line on 0800 376 234 or email hsinfo@ermanz.govt.nz if you have any queries. If you are contacting us about your Dangerous Goods licence renewal, please ensure you quote your ERMA DG reference number which is printed at the top of your renewal letter.
- Specific information about the hazardous substances you hold should be directed to either a Test Certifier or Hazardous Substance Advisor. Our 0800 service can not help you with technical advice.
- A list of Test Certifiers and Hazardous Substance Advisers
- Copies of the Hazardous Substances (Dangerous Goods and Scheduled Toxic Substances) Transfer Notice can be obtained from Bennetts Government Bookshop or from this website. We do not hold or distribute hard copies of this document.
- Group Standards
- List of dangerous goods requiring Approved Handlers and Tracking