AS/NZS 3833:2007
The storage and handling of mixed classes of dangerous goods, in packages and intermediate bulk containers
Provides minimum acceptable safety requirements for installations where more than one class of dangerous goods is stored and handled, whether in packages or intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) of up to 1.6 m3 capacity.
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AS/NZS 3833:2007 THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF MIXED CLASSES OF DANGEROUS GOODS, IN PACKAGES AND INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINERS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE
1.1.1 Scope
1.1.2 Objective
1.2 APPLICATION
1.2.1 Which Standard should be used?
1.2.2 Where this Standard applies
1.2.3 Where this Standard does not apply
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.4 DEFINITIONS
1.4.1 ADG Code
1.4.2 Aerosol
1.4.3 BCA
1.4.4 Boundary
1.4.5 Bulk
1.4.6 Bund
1.4.7 Capacity
1.4.8 Cartouche
1.4.9 Class (of dangerous goods)
1.4.10 Combustible liquid
1.4.11 Combustible materials
1.4.12 Compatible
1.4.13 Compound
1.4.14 Container
1.4.15 Corrosive substances
1.4.16 Dangerous goods
1.4.17 Desensitized explosives
1.4.18 Environmentally sensitive area
1.4.19 Fire resistance level (FRL)/Fire resistance rating (FRR)
1.4.20 Flammable liquid
1.4.21 Flash point
1.4.22 Freight container
1.4.23 Hazardous area
1.4.24 Hot work
1.4.25 Ignition source
1.4.26 Incompatible
1.4.27 Installation
1.4.28 Intermediate bulk container (IBC)
1.4.29 Manufactured product
1.4.30 Marking
1.4.31 Material safety data sheet (MSDS)/ Safety data sheet (SDS)
1.4.32 May
1.4.33 Minor storage
1.4.34 NZBC
1.4.35 Non-combustible
1.4.36 On-site protected place
1.4.37 Organic peroxides
1.4.38 Oxidizing agents
1.4.39 Package
1.4.40 Packaged dangerous goods
1.4.41 Packaging
1.4.42 Packing Group (PG)
1.4.43 Polymerizable material
1.4.44 Port area
1.4.45 Premises
1.4.46 Protected place
1.4.47 Public place
1.4.48 React dangerously
1.4.49 Regulatory authority
1.4.50 Restricted area
1.4.51 Retail distribution centre
1.4.52 Retail shop
1.4.53 Retail package
1.4.54 Retailer of agricultural chemicals
1.4.55 Screen wall
1.4.56 Segregated
1.4.57 Segregation
1.4.58 Separated
1.4.59 Separation
1.4.60 Shall
1.4.61 Should
1.4.62 Subsidiary Risk (Subrisk)
1.4.63 Supplier
1.4.64 Toxic substances
1.4.65 Transit storage
1.4.66 Work permit
SECTION 2 MINOR STORAGE
2.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
2.2 CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION AS MINOR STORAGE
2.3 PRECAUTIONS APPLYING TO MINOR STORAGE
2.4 ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS FOR OUTDOOR MINOR STORAGE
SECTION 3 RETAIL STORAGE
3.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
3.2 APPLICATION OF SECTION
3.3 RETAIL PACKAGES
3.4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL STORAGE
3.4.1 Design and construction of retail stores
3.4.2 Security and access
3.4.3 Housekeeping
3.4.4 Segregation of retail packages
3.4.5 Tinting of flammable paints
3.4.6 Training
3.4.7 Inspection of stock
3.4.8 Fire protection
3.4.9 Emergency procedures
3.5 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CENTRES STORING DANGEROUS GOODS ONLY IN RETAIL PACKAGES, IN...
3.5.1 General
3.5.2 Design and construction
3.5.3 Activities in retail distribution centres
3.5.4 Control of ignition sources
3.5.5 Work permits
3.5.6 Impact protection
3.5.7 Training
3.5.8 Storage of aerosols
3.5.9 Inspection of stock
3.6 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL SHOPS FOR POOL CHEMICALS
3.6.1 Quantities allowed
3.6.2 Segregation
3.7 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL SHOPS SELLING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS
SECTION 4 TRANSIT STORAGE (Australia only)
4.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
4.2 DELINEATION OF TRANSIT STORAGE AREAS
4.3 REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSIT STORAGE
4.4 SEPARATION DISTANCES FOR TRANSIT STORAGE
SECTION 5 STORAGE AND HANDLING OF PACKAGES AND INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINERS
5.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
5.2 APPLICATION OF SECTION
5.3 PLANNING
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Hazard assessment
5.3.3 Location
5.4 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF STORES
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Exits
5.4.3 Spillage containment
5.4.4 Lighting
5.4.5 Ventilation
5.5 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
5.6 SECURITY OF STORAGE AREAS
5.7 STORAGE IN STACKS
5.8 STORAGE OF IBCs
5.9 STORAGE IN FREIGHT CONTAINERS
5.10 STORAGE IN CABINETS
5.10.1 Types of substances kept
5.10.2 Maximum quantities to be kept
5.10.3 Cabinet construction
5.10.4 Cabinet location
5.10.5 Exclusion of ignition sources
5.10.6 Cabinet marking
5.11 OFFICES WITHIN STORES
SECTION 6 SEPARATION AND SEGREGATION
6.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
6.2 SEPARATION DISTANCES FOR STORES
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Separation to protected places on adjoining properties
6.2.3 Separation to property boundary and ignition sources
6.2.4 Separation to on-site protected places
6.2.5 Measurement of separation distances
6.3 SEGREGATION WITHIN THE STORE
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Segregation of dangerous goods from foodstuffs
6.3.3 Storage of dangerous goods of Division 5.1
6.3.4 Storage of non-dangerous goods in segregation spaces
6.3.5 Storage of non-dangerous goods in segregation spaces
SECTION 7 OPERATIONAL AND PERSONNEL SAFETY
7.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
7.2 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
7.2.1 Control of entry
7.2.2 Clear access
7.2.3 Lighting
7.2.4 Ventilation
7.2.5 Activities within stores
7.2.6 Handling precautions
7.2.7 Opening of packages
7.2.8 Process feedstocks and products
7.2.9 Sources of ignition and heat
7.2.10 Safety information
7.2.11 Packagings for dangerous goods
7.2.12 Marking of packages
7.3 OPERATING PROCEDURES
7.3.1 General requirements
7.3.2 Operating procedures
7.3.3 Construction and maintenance procedures
7.3.4 Emergency procedures
7.3.5 Compliance with procedures
7.4 PLACARDING
7.4.1 Placarding of stores
7.4.2 Safety information
7.5 HOUSEKEEPING
7.5.1 Site upkeep
7.5.2 Housekeeping procedures
7.6 EFFLUENT CONTROL
7.7 CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE WORK
7.7.1 General
7.7.2 Routine work
7.7.3 Work permit
7.7.4 Preparation of work site
7.7.5 Completion of work and commissioning
7.7.6 Hot work
7.8 PERSONNEL TRAINING
7.8.1 Job knowledge
7.8.2 Training
7.8.3 Contractors
7.8.4 Hygiene
7.9 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
7.9.1 General
7.9.2 Types of personal protective equipment
7.9.3 Care and maintenance of personal protective equipment
7.10 FIRST AID
SECTION 8 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
8.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
8.2 PLANNING FOR EMERGENCIES
8.2.1 Considerations in designing premises
8.2.2 Emergency plan
8.3 MANIFEST
8.4 PLACARDING
8.5 MANAGEMENT OF LEAKS AND SPILLS
8.5.1 General
8.5.2 Clean-up materials and equipment
8.5.3 Actions for dealing with leaks and spills
SECTION 9 FIRE PROTECTION
9.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
9.2 FIRE HAZARDS
9.3 FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES
9.3.1 General
9.3.2 Design
9.3.3 Heat protection
9.3.4 Compatibility
9.3.5 Location
9.3.6 Weather protection
9.3.7 Labelling of firefighting equipment
9.3.8 Fixed fire protection and detection systems
9.3.9 Fire alarm systems
9.4 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
9.4.1 General
9.4.2 Special risks
9.4.3 Maintenance
9.4.4 Limitations
9.5 FIRE HOSE REELS
9.6 FIRE HYDRANTS
9.7 MONITORS
9.8 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
9.9 WATER SUPPLY
9.10 RETENTION OF FIRE WATER
9.11 FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 10 WASTE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
10.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
10.2 STORAGE OF WASTES
10.3 WASTE MANAGEMENT
10.4 METHODS OF DISPOSAL
APPENDIX A - CLASSES OF DANGEROUS GOODS
APPENDIX B - LIST OF REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
APPENDIX C - TYPICAL RETAIL PACKAGES CONTAINING DANGEROUS GOODS
APPENDIX D - ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED IN A RISK ASSESSMENT
D1 HAZARD ASSESSMENT
D1.1 Introduction
D1.2 Factors to be considered
D1.3 Hazards presented by the dangerous goods being stored
D1.4 Hazards presented by the storage conditions
D1.5 Hazards related to the environment
D2 RISK ASSESSMENT
D2.1 Introduction
D2.2 Objectives of risk assessment
D2.3 Risk analysis/assessment
D2.4 Risk reduction
APPENDIX E - USE OF NON-FLAMEPROOF FORK-LIFT TRUCKS AND VEHICLES
E1 INTRODUCTION
E2 FACTORS CONSIDERED
E3 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
E3.1 Requirements for the package store
E3.2 Requirements for the fork-lift truck
E3.3 Procedures and work permit
APPENDIX F - BIBLIOGRAPHY OF DOCUMENTS PROVIDING GUIDELINES ON THE PREPARATION OF EMERGENCY PLANS
APPENDIX G - INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO EMERGENCY SERVICES
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Section: 8
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AS/NZS 3833:2007 THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF MIXED CLASSES OF DANGEROUS GOODS, IN PACKAGES AND INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINERS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE
1.1.1 Scope
1.1.2 Objective
1.2 APPLICATION
1.2.1 Which Standard should be used?
1.2.2 Where this Standard applies
1.2.3 Where this Standard does not apply
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.4 DEFINITIONS
1.4.1 ADG Code
1.4.2 Aerosol
1.4.3 BCA
1.4.4 Boundary
1.4.5 Bulk
1.4.6 Bund
1.4.7 Capacity
1.4.8 Cartouche
1.4.9 Class (of dangerous goods)
1.4.10 Combustible liquid
1.4.11 Combustible materials
1.4.12 Compatible
1.4.13 Compound
1.4.14 Container
1.4.15 Corrosive substances
1.4.16 Dangerous goods
1.4.17 Desensitized explosives
1.4.18 Environmentally sensitive area
1.4.19 Fire resistance level (FRL)/Fire resistance rating (FRR)
1.4.20 Flammable liquid
1.4.21 Flash point
1.4.22 Freight container
1.4.23 Hazardous area
1.4.24 Hot work
1.4.25 Ignition source
1.4.26 Incompatible
1.4.27 Installation
1.4.28 Intermediate bulk container (IBC)
1.4.29 Manufactured product
1.4.30 Marking
1.4.31 Material safety data sheet (MSDS)/ Safety data sheet (SDS)
1.4.32 May
1.4.33 Minor storage
1.4.34 NZBC
1.4.35 Non-combustible
1.4.36 On-site protected place
1.4.37 Organic peroxides
1.4.38 Oxidizing agents
1.4.39 Package
1.4.40 Packaged dangerous goods
1.4.41 Packaging
1.4.42 Packing Group (PG)
1.4.43 Polymerizable material
1.4.44 Port area
1.4.45 Premises
1.4.46 Protected place
1.4.47 Public place
1.4.48 React dangerously
1.4.49 Regulatory authority
1.4.50 Restricted area
1.4.51 Retail distribution centre
1.4.52 Retail shop
1.4.53 Retail package
1.4.54 Retailer of agricultural chemicals
1.4.55 Screen wall
1.4.56 Segregated
1.4.57 Segregation
1.4.58 Separated
1.4.59 Separation
1.4.60 Shall
1.4.61 Should
1.4.62 Subsidiary Risk (Subrisk)
1.4.63 Supplier
1.4.64 Toxic substances
1.4.65 Transit storage
1.4.66 Work permit
SECTION 2 MINOR STORAGE
2.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
2.2 CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION AS MINOR STORAGE
2.3 PRECAUTIONS APPLYING TO MINOR STORAGE
2.4 ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS FOR OUTDOOR MINOR STORAGE
SECTION 3 RETAIL STORAGE
3.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
3.2 APPLICATION OF SECTION
3.3 RETAIL PACKAGES
3.4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL STORAGE
3.4.1 Design and construction of retail stores
3.4.2 Security and access
3.4.3 Housekeeping
3.4.4 Segregation of retail packages
3.4.5 Tinting of flammable paints
3.4.6 Training
3.4.7 Inspection of stock
3.4.8 Fire protection
3.4.9 Emergency procedures
3.5 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CENTRES STORING DANGEROUS GOODS ONLY IN RETAIL PACKAGES, IN...
3.5.1 General
3.5.2 Design and construction
3.5.3 Activities in retail distribution centres
3.5.4 Control of ignition sources
3.5.5 Work permits
3.5.6 Impact protection
3.5.7 Training
3.5.8 Storage of aerosols
3.5.9 Inspection of stock
3.6 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL SHOPS FOR POOL CHEMICALS
3.6.1 Quantities allowed
3.6.2 Segregation
3.7 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL SHOPS SELLING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS
SECTION 4 TRANSIT STORAGE (Australia only)
4.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
4.2 DELINEATION OF TRANSIT STORAGE AREAS
4.3 REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSIT STORAGE
4.4 SEPARATION DISTANCES FOR TRANSIT STORAGE
SECTION 5 STORAGE AND HANDLING OF PACKAGES AND INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINERS
5.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
5.2 APPLICATION OF SECTION
5.3 PLANNING
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Hazard assessment
5.3.3 Location
5.4 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF STORES
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Exits
5.4.3 Spillage containment
5.4.4 Lighting
5.4.5 Ventilation
5.5 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
5.6 SECURITY OF STORAGE AREAS
5.7 STORAGE IN STACKS
5.8 STORAGE OF IBCs
5.9 STORAGE IN FREIGHT CONTAINERS
5.10 STORAGE IN CABINETS
5.10.1 Types of substances kept
5.10.2 Maximum quantities to be kept
5.10.3 Cabinet construction
5.10.4 Cabinet location
5.10.5 Exclusion of ignition sources
5.10.6 Cabinet marking
5.11 OFFICES WITHIN STORES
SECTION 6 SEPARATION AND SEGREGATION
6.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
6.2 SEPARATION DISTANCES FOR STORES
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Separation to protected places on adjoining properties
6.2.3 Separation to property boundary and ignition sources
6.2.4 Separation to on-site protected places
6.2.5 Measurement of separation distances
6.3 SEGREGATION WITHIN THE STORE
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Segregation of dangerous goods from foodstuffs
6.3.3 Storage of dangerous goods of Division 5.1
6.3.4 Storage of non-dangerous goods in segregation spaces
6.3.5 Storage of non-dangerous goods in segregation spaces
SECTION 7 OPERATIONAL AND PERSONNEL SAFETY
7.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
7.2 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
7.2.1 Control of entry
7.2.2 Clear access
7.2.3 Lighting
7.2.4 Ventilation
7.2.5 Activities within stores
7.2.6 Handling precautions
7.2.7 Opening of packages
7.2.8 Process feedstocks and products
7.2.9 Sources of ignition and heat
7.2.10 Safety information
7.2.11 Packagings for dangerous goods
7.2.12 Marking of packages
7.3 OPERATING PROCEDURES
7.3.1 General requirements
7.3.2 Operating procedures
7.3.3 Construction and maintenance procedures
7.3.4 Emergency procedures
7.3.5 Compliance with procedures
7.4 PLACARDING
7.4.1 Placarding of stores
7.4.2 Safety information
7.5 HOUSEKEEPING
7.5.1 Site upkeep
7.5.2 Housekeeping procedures
7.6 EFFLUENT CONTROL
7.7 CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE WORK
7.7.1 General
7.7.2 Routine work
7.7.3 Work permit
7.7.4 Preparation of work site
7.7.5 Completion of work and commissioning
7.7.6 Hot work
7.8 PERSONNEL TRAINING
7.8.1 Job knowledge
7.8.2 Training
7.8.3 Contractors
7.8.4 Hygiene
7.9 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
7.9.1 General
7.9.2 Types of personal protective equipment
7.9.3 Care and maintenance of personal protective equipment
7.10 FIRST AID
SECTION 8 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
8.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
8.2 PLANNING FOR EMERGENCIES
8.2.1 Considerations in designing premises
8.2.2 Emergency plan
8.3 MANIFEST
8.4 PLACARDING
8.5 MANAGEMENT OF LEAKS AND SPILLS
8.5.1 General
8.5.2 Clean-up materials and equipment
8.5.3 Actions for dealing with leaks and spills
SECTION 9 FIRE PROTECTION
9.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
9.2 FIRE HAZARDS
9.3 FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES
9.3.1 General
9.3.2 Design
9.3.3 Heat protection
9.3.4 Compatibility
9.3.5 Location
9.3.6 Weather protection
9.3.7 Labelling of firefighting equipment
9.3.8 Fixed fire protection and detection systems
9.3.9 Fire alarm systems
9.4 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
9.4.1 General
9.4.2 Special risks
9.4.3 Maintenance
9.4.4 Limitations
9.5 FIRE HOSE REELS
9.6 FIRE HYDRANTS
9.7 MONITORS
9.8 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
9.9 WATER SUPPLY
9.10 RETENTION OF FIRE WATER
9.11 FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 10 WASTE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
10.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
10.2 STORAGE OF WASTES
10.3 WASTE MANAGEMENT
10.4 METHODS OF DISPOSAL
APPENDIX A - CLASSES OF DANGEROUS GOODS
APPENDIX B - LIST OF REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
APPENDIX C - TYPICAL RETAIL PACKAGES CONTAINING DANGEROUS GOODS
APPENDIX D - ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED IN A RISK ASSESSMENT
D1 HAZARD ASSESSMENT
D1.1 Introduction
D1.2 Factors to be considered
D1.3 Hazards presented by the dangerous goods being stored
D1.4 Hazards presented by the storage conditions
D1.5 Hazards related to the environment
D2 RISK ASSESSMENT
D2.1 Introduction
D2.2 Objectives of risk assessment
D2.3 Risk analysis/assessment
D2.4 Risk reduction
APPENDIX E - USE OF NON-FLAMEPROOF FORK-LIFT TRUCKS AND VEHICLES
E1 INTRODUCTION
E2 FACTORS CONSIDERED
E3 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
E3.1 Requirements for the package store
E3.2 Requirements for the fork-lift truck
E3.3 Procedures and work permit
APPENDIX F - BIBLIOGRAPHY OF DOCUMENTS PROVIDING GUIDELINES ON THE PREPARATION OF EMERGENCY PLANS
APPENDIX G - INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO EMERGENCY SERVICES