Equipment (Public Safety) Amendment Regulations 2014

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Equipment (Public Safety) Amendment Regulations 2014 S.R. No. 55/2014 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Principal Regulations 2 5 Definitions 2 6 New Schedule substituted 2 SCHEDULE—Prescribed Equipment Designs to be Notified 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 6 -- 1 of 9 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2014 S.R. No. 55/2014 Equipment (Public Safety) Act 1994 Equipment (Public Safety) Amendment Regulations 2014 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 17 June 2014 Responsible Minister: GORDON RICH-PHILLIPS Assistant Treasurer YVETTE CARISBROOKE Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Equipment (Public Safety) Regulations 2007— (a) to amend the list of prescribed equipment designs that must be notified to the Authority; and (b) update the reference to AS 2030—Gas cylinders. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 36 of the Equipment (Public Safety) Act 1994. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2014. -- 2 of 9 -- S.R. No. 55/2014 Equipment (Public Safety) Amendment Regulations 2014 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Equipment (Public Safety) Regulations 20071 are called the Principal Regulations. 5 Definitions In regulation 105(1) of the Principal Regulations, in the definition of AS 2030—Gas Cylinders— (a) for paragraph (a) substitute— "(a) AS 2030.1 Gas cylinders, Part 1: General requirements; and"; (b) in paragraph (c), for "insulated;" substitute "insulated; and"; (c) after paragraph (c) insert— "(d) AS 2030.5 Gas cylinders, Part 5: Filling, inspection and testing of refillable cylinders;". 6 New Schedule substituted For the Schedule to the Principal Regulations substitute— "SCHEDULE Regulation 801 PRESCRIBED EQUIPMENT DESIGNS TO BE NOTIFIED 1 Pressure equipment, other than the following— (a) pressure piping; (b) miniature boilers designed in accordance with the Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee Code Part 1, 2, 3 or 4, published by the r. 4 -- 3 of 9 -- S.R. No. 55/2014 Equipment (Public Safety) Amendment Regulations 2014 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee; (c) gas cylinders or fired heaters, with a hazard level equivalent to hazard level E as set out in AS 4343—Pressure equipment—Hazard levels. 2 Tower cranes. 3 Lifts, other than the following— (a) platforms for raising or lowering stage performers and associated equipment; (b) plant designed only to store vehicles in a designated parking facility. 4 Building maintenance units. 5 Hoists, with a platform movement in excess of 2·4 metres, designed to lift people. 6 Work boxes suspended from cranes. 7 Amusement structures to which AS 3533.1—Amusement rides and devices—Part 1: Design and construction applies, other than the following— (a) amusement structures determined by AS 3533.1 to be class 1; (b) amusement structures that are, or are intended to be, permanently installed and operated in playgrounds; (c) water slides on which water facilitates users sliding easily, predominantly under gravity, along a static structure; (d) water wave generators that prevent users from coming into contact with the machinery used to generate the waves; r. 6 -- 4 of 9 -- S.R. No. 55/2014 Equipment (Public Safety) Amendment Regulations 2014 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (e) inflatable devices, unless they have a platform height (the height of the highest part of the device designed to support users) of at least 3 metres and rely on a supply of continuously blown air to maintain their shape; (f) amusement structures that are specifically designed for a sporting, professional stunt, theatrical or acrobatic purpose or activity, including canoes operating on artificial currents; (g) rides or devices that are used as a form of transport, including quad bikes and snow mobiles; (h) go-karts; (i) parasailing equipment; (j) coin or token operated devices that are intended to be ridden, at the one time, by not more than 4 children who must be below the age of 10 years. 8 Prefabricated scaffolding. 9 Boom-type elevating work platforms. 10 Gantry cranes with a safe working load greater than 5 tonnes or bridge cranes with a safe working load greater than 10 tonnes, and a gantry crane or a bridge crane which is designed to handle molten metal or dangerous goods. 11 Vehicle hoists. 12 Mast-climbing work platforms. 13 Mobile cranes with a safe working load greater than 10 tonnes. r. 6 r. 6 -- 5 of 9 -- S.R. No. 55/2014 Equipment (Public Safety) Amendment Regulations 2014 5 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 14 Chairlifts, being aerial powered ropeways that incorporate either elevated open chairs or closed cabins (gondola-type). 15 Concrete-placing units (truck-mounted with boom).". ═══════════════ r. 6 -- 6 of 9 -- S.R. No. 55/2014 Equipment (Public Safety) Amendment Regulations 2014 6 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 53/2007. —— Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004. In this table— Principal Regulations means the Equipment (Public Safety) Regulations 2007. Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Regulation 5, which amends the definition of AS 2030—Gas Cylinders in the Principal Regulations AS 2030.1-2009, Gas cylinders, Part 1: General requirements, published by Standards Australia in 2009 AS 2030.2-1996, The verification, filling, inspection, testing and maintenance of cylinders for the storage and transport of compressed gases, Part 2: Cylinders for dissolved acetylene, published by Standards Australia in 1996, reissued in 2000 incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2 The whole Endnotes -- 7 of 9 -- S.R. No. 55/2014 Equipment (Public Safety) Amendment Regulations 2014 7 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document AS 2030.4-1985, The verification, filling, inspection, testing and maintenance of cylinders for the storage and transport of compressed gases, Part 4: Welded cylinders—Insulated, published by Standards Australia in 1985, reissued in 1999 incorporating Amendment No. 1 AS 2030.5-2009, Gas cylinders, Part 5: Filling, inspection and testing of refillable cylinders, published by Standards Australia in 2009 Regulation 6, which substitutes the Schedule to the Principal Regulations AMBSC Code Part 1, Issue 7—2001, Copper boilers, published by the Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee in 2001 AMBSC Code Part 2, Issue 4—1995, Steel boilers, published by the Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee in 1995 AMBSC Code Part 3, Issue 1.0—2006, Sub-Miniature boilers, published by the Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee in 2006 The whole -- 8 of 9 -- S.R. No. 55/2014 Equipment (Public Safety) Amendment Regulations 2014 8 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document AMBSC Code Part 4, Issue 1—2010, Duplex steel boilers, published by the Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee in 2010 Regulation 6, which substitutes the Schedule to the Principal Regulations AS 3533.1-2009, Amusement rides and devices—Part 1: Design and construction, published by Standards Australia in 2009, reissued in 2011 incorporating Amendment No. 1 AS 4343-2005, Pressure equipment—Hazard levels, 2nd edition published by Standards Australia in 2005 The whole -- 9 of 9 --