Plumbing (Cooling Towers) Regulations 2001

i Plumbing (Cooling Towers) Regulations 2001 S.R. No. 15/2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provisions 1 3. Commencement 1 4. Definition 1 5. Plumbing (Mechanical Services) work 2 6. Insertion of regulation 31A 3 31A. Modification of cooling tower standards 3 7. Insertion of standards 4 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 6 -- 1 of 7 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2001 S.R. No. 15/2001 Building Act 1993 Plumbing (Cooling Towers) Regulations 2001 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 27 February 2001 Responsible Minister: JOHN THWAITES Minister for Planning HELEN DOYE Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe standards for the carrying out of plumbing work on cooling towers. 2. Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under sections 221ZZZV and 262 of the Building Act 1993. 3. Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 March 2001. 4. Definition In regulation 5 of the Plumbing Regulations 19981 , after the definition of "caravan" insert— -- 2 of 7 -- S.R. No. 15/2001 Plumbing (Cooling Towers) Regulations 2001 2 ' "cooling tower" means a device for lowering— (a) the temperature of recirculated water by bringing the water into contact with fan forced, or fan induced, atmospheric air; or (b) the temperature of water, a refrigerant or other fluid in a pipe or other container by bringing recirculated water and fan forced, or fan induced, atmospheric air into contact with the pipe or container;'. 5. Plumbing (Mechanical Services) work (1) For regulation 11(1) of the Plumbing Regulations 1998 substitute— "(1) Plumbing (Mechanical Services) work is— (a) the installation, alteration or repair of any valve, regulator, register, pipe, duct, flue, tank, heating or cooling line or surface, boiler, burner, solid fuel heater, coil or other item that is involved in the heating, cooling or ventilation of a building or vessel by mechanical means or by mechanical components; (b) the installation, alteration or repair, in relation to a cooling tower, of any water pipe, valve, pump, automated dosing device or automated bleeding device or any other mechanical component that affects the cooling tower's water treatment, flow rate of water for cooling or waste water disposal.". r. 5 -- 3 of 7 -- S.R. No. 15/2001 Plumbing (Cooling Towers) Regulations 2001 3 (2) After regulation 11(3)(a) of the Plumbing Regulations 1998 insert— "(ab) any work on a cooling tower drift eliminator;". 6. Insertion of regulation 31A After regulation 31 of the Plumbing Regulations 1998 insert— '31A. Modification of cooling tower standards (1) In this regulation— "AS/NZS 3666.1" means AS/NZS 3666.1:1995—Air-handling and water systems of buildings—Microbial control, Part 1: Design, installation and commissioning; "AS/NZS 3666.2" means AS/NZS 3666.2: 1995—Air handling and water systems of buildings—Microbial control, Part 2: Operation and maintenance; "AS/NZS 3666.3" means AS/NZS 3666.3: 2000—Air handling and water systems of buildings—Microbial control, Part 3: Performance-based maintenance of cooling water systems. (2) For the purposes of regulation 31(1)(b)— (a) AS/NZS 3666.1, AS/NZS 3666.2 and AS/NZS 3666.3 need only be complied with to the extent that they impose requirements in relation to plumbing work; r. 6 -- 4 of 7 -- S.R. No. 15/2001 Plumbing (Cooling Towers) Regulations 2001 4 (b) AS/NZS 3666.1 is to be read as if Clause 1.1 was substituted by the following— "1.1 SCOPE This standard specifies the minimum requirements for the installation, alteration and repair of cooling towers as defined in the Plumbing Regulations 1998 and does not apply to evaporative air coolers or evaporative air conditioners."; (c) For the purposes of regulation 31(1)(b), AS/NZS 3666.2 is to be read as if Clause 1.1 was substituted by the following— "1.1 SCOPE This standard specifies the minimum requirements for the installation, alteration and repair of cooling towers as defined in the Plumbing Regulations 1998 and does not apply to evaporative air coolers or evaporative air conditioners.".'. 7. Insertion of standards At the end of the Schedule to the Plumbing Regulations 1998 insert— "AS/NZS 3666.1: 1995—Air handling and water systems of buildings—Microbial control, Part 1: Design, installation and commissioning; AS/NZS 3666.2: 1995—Air handling and water systems of buildings—Microbial control, Part 2: Operation and maintenance; r. 7 -- 5 of 7 -- S.R. No. 15/2001 Plumbing (Cooling Towers) Regulations 2001 5 AS/NZS 3666.3: 2000—Air handling and water systems of buildings—Microbial control, Part 3: Performance-based maintenance of cooling water systems.". ═══════════════ r. 7 -- 6 of 7 -- S.R. No. 15/2001 Plumbing (Cooling Towers) Regulations 2001 6 ENDNOTES 1Reg. 4: S.R. No. 148/1998. Amended by S.R. No. 16/1999. Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter Required by Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994 Note that the following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 6 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994. Statutory Rule Provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Regulation 7 AS/NZS 3666.1:1995— Air-handling and water systems of buildings— Microbial control, Part 1: Design, installation and commissioning Whole document Regulation 7 AS/NZS 3666.2: 1995— Air handling and water systems of buildings— Microbial control, Part 2: Operation and maintenance Whole document Regulation 7 AS/NZS 3666.3: 2000— Air handling and water systems of buildings— Microbial control, Part 3: Performance-based maintenance of cooling water systems Whole document Endnotes -- 7 of 7 --