This is the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances—Management of Pre-2006 Stationary Container Systems up to 60,000 L) Safe Work Instrument 2017.

1. For the purposes of regulation 11 and clause 42(1)(c) of Schedule 1 of the Regulations, this safe work instrument prescribes requirements related to—
   1. the design, construction, installation, operation, and secondary containment of existing stationary container systems:
   2. the testing and inspection of existing stationary container systems:
   3. the pipework and other fittings associated with existing stationary container systems:
   4. the marking of existing stationary container systems:
   5. the compliance certification of existing stationary container systems.
2. In this safe work instrument—
   1. clause 6 requires a PCBU with management or control of an existing stationary container system to comply with certain provisions of the Regulations and clarifies that a PCBU may comply with the provisions of Part 17 of the Regulations instead of this safe work instrument:
   2. clause 7 modifies the marking requirements in regulation 17.76 of the Regulations that apply to a stationary tank in an existing stationary container system:
   3. clauses 9, 12, 15, 18, and 22 modify the design and construction requirements in regulation 17.6 of the Regulations for different types of above ground stationary tanks in existing stationary container systems:
   4. clause 19 modifies the requirements in regulation 17.63 of the Regulations relating to the installation in a building of an above ground stationary tank containing a class 3.1D substance that is used in connection with an oil burning installation or a stationary internal combustion engine and is part of an existing stationary container system:
   5. clauses 10, 13, 16, 20, and 23 modify the secondary containment requirements in regulation 17.100 of the Regulations for different types of above ground stationary tanks in existing stationary container systems:
   6. clause 25 modifies the requirements in regulation 17.30 of the Regulations relating to the design and construction of a below ground stationary tank in an existing stationary container system:
   7. clause 26 modifies the requirements in regulation 17.31 of the Regulations relating to the installation of a below ground stationary tank in an existing stationary container system:
   8. clause 27 modifies the requirements in regulation 17.101 of the Regulations relating to the secondary containment of a below ground stationary tank in an existing stationary container system.

Material incorporated by reference 

The Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances-Management of Pre-2006 Stationary Container Systems up to 60,000 L) Safe Work Instrument 2017 incorporates material by reference.

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