AS/NZS 1596:2008
Superseded
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The storage and handling of LP Gas
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Superseded date
14-11-2024
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Language(s)
English
Published date
30-06-2008
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Important note : Users cannot be edited or removed once added to your Multi user PDF.Provides requirements and recommendations for the safe storage and handling of LP Gas, in cylinders and bulk tanks. Sets out requirements for design, construction, commissioning and operation of installations for the storage and handling of LP Gas. Separate sections deal with above-ground and underground tanks, piping systems, cylinders and their locations, automotive filling installations, and operations. Appendices cover emergency plans, refuelling, fire protection, leakage testing, hazardous areas, driver instructions and the transport and location of exchange cylinders.
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ME-015
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Standard
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| ISBN |
0 7337 8751 7
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| Pages |
158
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Standards Australia
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Superseded
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This Standard specifies requirements for the location, design, construction, commissioning and operation of installations for the storage and handling of LP Gas, and includes the management of emergencies.The objective of this Standard is to provide designers, planners, operators and regulators with technical and procedural requirements for installations for the safe storage and handling of LP Gas.
Originated in Australia as AS CB 20-1965.
Originated in New Zealand as NZS 5434:1986.
Previous edition AS/NZS 1596:2002.
Seventh edition 2008.
| AS 1940-2004 | The storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids |
| AS 2738-2000 | Copper and copper alloys - Compositions and designations of refinery products, wrought products, ingots and castings (Reconfirmed 2018) |
| AS/NZS 1020:1995 | The control of undesirable static electricity |
| AS 4041-2006 | Pressure piping (Reconfirmed 2016) |
| AS/NZS 1768:2007 | Lightning protection |
| AS 1657-1992 | Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders - Design, construction and installation |
| AS 3894.12-2002 | Site testing of protective coatings Inspection report - Coating (Reconfirmed 2019) |
| AS 3894.1-2002 | Site testing of protective coatings Non-conductive coatings - Continuity testing - High voltage (brush) method (Reconfirmed 2013) |
| AS 2885.1-2007 | Pipelines - Gas and liquid petroleum Design and construction |
| AS 2700-1996 | Colour Standards for general purposes - Swatches |
| AS 1271-2003 | Safety valves, other valves, liquid level gauges and other fittings for boilers and unfired pressure vessels (Reconfirmed 2016) |
| AS 1572-1998 | Copper and copper alloys - Seamless tubes for engineering purposes (Reconfirmed 2018) |
| AS 1170.4 SUPP 1-1993 | Minimum design loads on structures (known as the SAA Loading Code) Earthquake loads - Commentary (Supplement to AS 1170.4-1993) |
| AS 3814-2005 | Industrial and commercial gas-fired appliances |
| AS 1530.4-2005 | Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures Fire-resistance test of elements of construction |
| AS/NZS 60079.10:2004 | Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres Classification of hazardous areas (IEC 60079-10:2002 MOD) |
| AS 2473.3-2007 | Valves for compressed gas cylinders Outlet connections for medical gases (including pin-indexed yoke connections) (Reconfirmed 2017) |
| AS 5601-2004 | Gas installations |
| AS 1674.1-1997 | Safety in welding and allied processes Fire precautions (Reconfirmed 2016) |
| AS/NZS 1841.6:2007 | Portable fire extinguishers Specific requirements for carbon dioxide type extinguishers (Reconfirmed 2021) |
| AS/NZS 1677.2:1998 | Refrigerating systems Safety requirements for fixed applications |
| AS 1228-2006 | Pressure equipment - Boilers |
| AS 2473.2-2007 | Valves for compressed gas cylinders - Outlet connections (threaded) and stem (inlet) threads |
| AS 1319-1994 | Safety signs for the occupational environment (Reconfirmed 2018) |
| AS 1796-2001 | Certification of welders and welding supervisors (Reconfirmed 2016) |
| AS 1851-2005 | Maintenance of Fire Protection Systems and Equipment |
| AS 1210 SUPP 2-1999 | Pressure vessels - Cold-stretched austenitic stainless steel vessels (Supplement to AS 1210-1997) |
| AS 2885.3-2001 | Pipelines - Gas and liquid petroleum - Operation and maintenance |
| AS 3894.13-2002 | Site testing of protective coatings Inspection report - Daily (Reconfirmed 2019) |
| AS 1210 SUPP 1-1990 | |
| AS 1210-1997 | Pressure vessels |
| AS 3894.11-2002 | Site testing of protective coatings Equipment report (Reconfirmed 2019) |
| AS 3894.10-2002 | Site testing of protective coatings Inspection report - Daily surface and ambient conditions (Reconfirmed 2019) |
| AS/NZS 1221:1997 | Fire hose reels (Reconfirmed 2020) |
| AS 2419.1-2005 | Fire hydrant installations System design, installation and commissioning |
| AS/NZS 2430.3.4:2004 | Classification of hazardous areas Examples of area classification - Flammable gases |
| AS/NZS 1841.1:2007 | Portable fire extinguishers General requirements (Reconfirmed 2021) |
| AS 2832.1-2004 | Cathodic protection of metals Pipes and cables |
| AS 1697-2005 | Installation and maintenance of steel pipe systems for gas |
| AS/NZS 2865:2001 | Safe working in a confined space |
| AS 2872-2000 | Atmospheric heating of vessels containing fluids - Estimation of maximum temperature (Reconfirmed 2016) |
| AS 1170.4-2007 | Structural design actions Earthquake actions in Australia (Reconfirmed 2018) |
| AS 2444-2001 | Portable fire extinguishers and fire blankets - Selection and location (Reconfirmed 2021) |
| AS 2441-2005 | Installation of fire hose reels (Reconfirmed 2018) |
| AS/NZS 3000:2007 | Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules) |
| AS 4983-2003 | Gas fuel systems for forklifts and industrial engines |
| AS 4839-2001 | The safe use of portable and mobile oxy-fuel gas systems for welding, cutting, heating and allied processes (Reconfirmed 2016) |
| AS 1894-1997 | The storage and handling of non-flammable cryogenic and refrigerated liquids (Reconfirmed 2021) |
| AS 2885.2-2007 | Pipelines - Gas and liquid petroleum Welding |
| AS 2473.1-2006 | Valves for compressed gas cylinders Specifications, type testing, and manufacturing tests and inspections (Reconfirmed 2017) |
| AS/NZS 1677.1:1998 | Refrigerating systems Refrigerant classification |
| AS/NZS 1200:2000 | Pressure equipment |
| AS 1289.5.1.1-2003 | Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil compaction and density tests - Determination of the dry density/moisture content relation of a soil using standard compactive effort |
| AS/NZS 2381.1:2005 | Electrical equipment for explosive gas atmospheres - Selection, installation and maintenance General requirements |
| AS/NZS 2229:2004 | Fuel dispensing equipment for explosive atmospheres |
| AS 2809.1-2008 | Road tank vehicles for dangerous goods General requirements for all road tank vehicles |
| AS 4265-1995 | Wheeled fire extinguishers (Reconfirmed 2021) |
| AS 4645-2005 | Gas distribution network management |
| AS 2030.1-1999 | The verification, filling, inspection, testing and maintenance of cylinders for storage and transport of compressed gases Cylinders for compressed gases other than acetylene |
| AS/NZS 1869:1996 | Hose and hose assemblies for liquefied petroleum gases (LP Gas), natural gas and town gas |
| AS 2832.2-2003 | Cathodic protection of metals Compact buried structures |
| AS 3894.14-2002 | Site testing of protective coatings Inspection report - Daily painting (Reconfirmed 2019) |
| AS 2380.1-1989 | Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres - Explosion-protection techniques General requirements (Reconfirmed 2013) |
| AS/NZS 1850:1997 | Portable fire extinguishers - Classification, rating and performance testing |
| AS 1530.1-1994 | Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures Combustibility test for materials (Reconfirmed 2016) |
| AS 4332-2004 | The storage and handling of gases in cylinders (Reconfirmed 2016) |
| AS/NZS 1841.5:2007 | Portable fire extinguishers Specific requirements for powder type extinguishers (Reconfirmed 2021) |
| AS/NZS 1425:2007 | LP Gas fuel systems for vehicle engines |
| AS 3711.6-2000 | Freight containers Tank containers (Reconfirmed 2016) |
| AS/NZS 3788:2006 | Pressure equipment - In-service inspection (Reconfirmed 2017) |
| AS 2885.4-2003 | Pipelines - Gas and liquid petroleum - Offshore submarine pipeline systems |
| AS 1345-1995 | Identification of the contents of pipes, conduits and ducts (Reconfirmed 2018) |
| AS 1349-1986 | Bourdon tube pressure and vacuum gauges (Reconfirmed 2018) |
| AS 2809.3-2008 | Road tank vehicles for dangerous goods Road tank vehicles for compressed liquefied gases |
| AS/NZS 2982:2010 | Laboratory design and construction |
| AS/NZS 4645.2:2008 | Gas distribution networks Steel pipe systems |
| AS/NZS 5601.2:2010 | |
| AS/NZS 1425:2013 | LP Gas fuel systems for vehicle engines |
| AS/NZS 4645.3:2008 | Gas distribution networks Plastics pipe systems |
| AS 1210-2010 | Pressure vessels (Reconfirmed 2021) |
| AS/NZS 60079.10.1:2009 | Explosive atmospheres Classification of areas - Explosive gas atmospheres (IEC 60079-10-1, Ed.1.0(2008) MOD) |
| AS/NZS 4645.1:2008 | Gas distribution networks Network management |
| AS 2030.1-2009 | Gas cylinders General requirements |
| AS 2746-2008 | Working areas for gas-fuelled vehicles |
| AS 3533.2-2009 | Amusement rides and devices Operation and maintenance |
| AS/NZS 5601.1:2013 | Gas installations General installations |
| AS 2359.2-2013 | Powered industrial trucks Operations |
| AS/NZS 5601.2:2013 | Gas installations LP Gas installations in caravans and boats for non-propulsive purposes |
| AS/NZS 5601.1:2010 | Gas installations General installations |
| AS 4983-2010 | Gas fuel systems for forklifts and industrial engines |
| AS 1375-2013 | Industrial fuel-fired appliances |
| AS 2030.5-2009 | Gas cylinders Filling, inspection and testing of refillable cylinders |
| AS 3814-2009 | Industrial and commercial gas-fired appliances |
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