AS/NZS 1596:2014
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The storage and handling of LP Gas
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19-05-2014
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Important note : Users cannot be edited or removed once added to your Multi user PDF.Sets out 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, impact 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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| DevelopmentNote |
New PDF incorporating Amendment 2.
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Standard
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| ISBN |
978 1 74342 712 5
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| Pages |
180
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Standards Australia
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Current
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| UnderRevision |
Originated in Australia as AS CB 20-1965.
Originated in New Zealand as NZS 5434:1986.
Fifth edition AS/NZS 1596:1997.
Sixth edition AS/NZS 1596:2002.
Previous edition AS/NZS 1596:2008.
Eighth edition 2014.
Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (August 2017).
Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 2 (October 2020).
Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 2 (October 2020).
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| AS 3711.6-2000 | Freight containers Tank containers (Reconfirmed 2016) |
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| AS/NZS 1677.1:1998 | Refrigerating systems Refrigerant classification |
| AS 2885.4-2010 | Pipelines - Gas and liquid petroleum Submarine pipeline systems |
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| AS/NZS 1221:1997 | Fire hose reels (Reconfirmed 2020) |
| AS 2473.3-2007 | Valves for compressed gas cylinders Outlet connections for medical gases (including pin-indexed yoke connections) (Reconfirmed 2017) |
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