The Environmental Risk Management Authority has issued a group standard for fire fighting chemicals.
This group standard is issued in accordance with the requirements of Part 6A of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996. The group standard came into force on 1 July 2006.
The Fire Fighting Chemicals Group Standard has been created for chemicals used to prevent, suppress or extinguish a fire, including any suppressant that reduces the surface tension of water and/or produces a foam which is applied directly on to the flame of a fire to extinguish the fire. It also includes fire retardants that are mixed with water and applied to un-burnt vegetation so that combustion is not supported.
Group Standard
Site and Storage Conditions of the Group Standard
Supporting Information
Consultation
Consultation on the Fire Fighting Chemicals Group Standard has closed. The final group standard listed above differs significantly from the original document sent out for consultation in January 2006. The original group standard consultation documents can be obtained by contacting us at hsinfo@ermanz.govt.nz or call 0800 376 234
Further Information
- About Group Standards
- Group Standards Consultation
- Notified Toxic Substances (NOTS)
- Hazardous Substance Compliance
- Group Standards Updates
If you have any queries on group standards, how they work and what they mean for you or your business or organisation, you can email us at: hsinfo@ermanz.govt.nz or call 0800 376 234