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WorkSafe is consulting on a proposed safe work instrument - Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances - Specification of Standard for Valve Inlet Connections of LPG Regulators) Safe Work Instrument 2023.

The proposed safe work instrument will specify Standards Australia Amendment No.1 to AS 4627:2017 quick-connect devices for gas (AS 4627:2017 Amd 1:2020) for the purposes of regulation 15.33(2)(d) of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017.

This will add AS 4627:2017 Amd 1:2020 to the list of standards for valve inlet connections of LPG regulators.

Deadline for submissions

Your submissions will help us help determine whether to specify AS 4627:2017 Amd 1:2020 for the purposes of regulation 15.33(2)(d).

The deadline for submissions is 5pm on Tuesday 27 June 2023.

Submissions can be made using the form below or directly to our email address: regulatory.frameworks@worksafe.govt.nz

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Response form - Specification of standard for valve inlet connections of LPG regulators safe work instrument (PDF 159 KB)

Consultation documents

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Proposed safe work instrument - Specification of standard for valve inlet connections of LPG regulators (PDF 152 KB)
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Consultation background document - Specification of standard for valve inlet connections of LPG regulators safe work instrument (PDF 191 KB)

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