Victorian Consolidated Regulations

For ease of reference only, definitions (but not other parts of speech and grammatical forms of a word or phrase defined) appear in bold in the text. Section 39 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 provides that where a word or phrase is given a particular meaning in an Act or subordinate instrument, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have, unless the contrary intention appears, corresponding meanings. - SECT 105

Definitions

105. Definitions



In these Regulations-

1989 Regulations means the Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations
1989 as in force immediately before 8 December 2000;

Act means the Dangerous Goods Act 1985;

administrative controls means controls that use systems of work to eliminate
or reduce risk and that do not involve engineering controls or the use of
personal protective equipment;

AS 1940-1993 means Australian Standard AS 1940-1993, "The storage and handling
of flammable and combustible liquids", published by Standards Australia, as
amended from time to time;



AS 2430.1-1987 means Australian Standard AS 2430.1-1987, "Classification of
hazardous areas, Part 1: Explosive gas atmospheres", published by Standards
Australia, as amended from time to time;

AS 2700S-1996 (R13) means Australian Standard AS 2700S-1996 (R13), "Colour
Standards for general purposes-Signal Red", published by Standards Australia,
as amended from time to time;

AS 2700S-1996 (Y11) means Australian Standard AS 2700S-1996 (Y11), "Colour
Standards for general purposes-Canary", published by Standards Australia, as
amended from time to time;

AS/NZS 2106 means the series of Australian and New Zealand Standards referred
to in clause 1 of Schedule 1, published jointly by Standards Australia and
Standards New Zealand, as amended from time to time;

AS/NZS 2430 means the series of Australian and New Zealand Standards referred
to in clause 2 of Schedule 1, published jointly by Standards Australia and
Standards New Zealand, as amended from time to time;

bulk means-

   (a)  a quantity of dangerous goods in a container that has a capacity
        greater than the maximum container size specified for packaged
        dangerous goods of that type; or

   (b)  solid dangerous goods in an undivided quantity exceeding 500 kg, that
        are not in a container;

C1 combustible liquid means liquid dangerous goods that have-

   (a)  a flashpoint that is higher than 60°C, but no higher than 150°C; and

   (b)  a firepoint that is less than the boiling point;

capacity means the internal volume expressed in litres of a container at 15oC;

Class, in relation to dangerous goods, has the same meaning as it has in
regulation 40 of the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations
2008;

Class label means a label of a type specified in the ADG Code for the Class of
dangerous goods;

combustible liquid means any liquid dangerous goods whose flashpoint is higher
than 60°C;





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compatible, in relation to 2 or more substances or items, means that they will
not react together to cause a fire, explosion, harmful reaction or the
evolution of flammable, corrosive or toxic vapours;

control temperature means the maximum temperature at which dangerous goods can
be safely stored and handled as specified or determined by, or in accordance
with, "Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of Tests
and Criteria ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.3" as amended from time to time and the ADG
Code;

current MSDS means the most recent MSDS that complies with regulation 306 or
307 and, if applicable, has been reviewed and revised in accordance with
regulation 308;

dangerous goods in transit means dangerous goods that-

   (a)  are supplied to premises in containers that are not opened at the
        premises; and

   (b)  are not used at the premises; and

   (c)  are kept at the premises for a period of not more than 5 consecutive
        days;

emergency means an event that exposes a person or property in the vicinity of
the event to an immediate risk through-

   (a)  an explosion, fire, harmful reaction or the evolution of flammable,
        corrosive or toxic vapours involving dangerous goods; or

   (b)  the escape, spillage or leakage of any dangerous goods;

emergency services authority, in relation to any premises where dangerous
goods are stored and handled, means-

   (a)  the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board; or

   (b)  the Country Fire Authority-
whichever is appropriate to the location of the premises;

employer has the same meaning as it has in the
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004;



firepoint has the same meaning as it has in AS 1940-1993;

fire protection system means the fire protection equipment and fire fighting
equipment used to combat or mitigate any emergency occurring at the premises;

fire risk dangerous goods means dangerous goods of Class 2.1, 3, 4.1, 4.2,
4.3, 5.1 or 5.2 or dangerous goods of Subsidiary Risk 2.1, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3,
5.1 or 5.2;

first supplier, in relation to dangerous goods, means a person who-

   (a)  has not manufactured the dangerous goods in Victoria; and

   (b)  is, or intends to be, the first person to supply the dangerous goods
        to another person;

flashpoint means the temperature at which a liquid first evolves vapour in a
sufficient quantity to be ignited when tested in accordance with-

   (a)  AS/NZS 2106; or

   (b)  a technical standard that specifies a test that is equivalent to that
        specified in AS/NZS 2106; goods too dangerous to be transported has
        the same meaning as it has in regulation 39 of the Dangerous Goods
        (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2008



handling includes-

   (a)  conveying the dangerous goods within premises, including within
        pipework; and

   (b)  manufacturing, processing, using, treating, dispensing, packing,
        supplying, transferring, rendering harmless, disposing of or
        destroying the dangerous goods;

hazard means any thing, activity, occurrence or circumstance of any kind that
has the potential to cause injury to persons or damage to property by-

   (a)  an explosion, fire, harmful reaction or the evolution of flammable,
        corrosive or toxic vapours involving dangerous goods; or

   (b)  the escape, spillage or leakage of any dangerous goods;

hazardous area means a hazardous area within the meaning of AS 2430.1-1987 and
AS/NZS 2430;

hazardous substance has the same meaning as it has in Part 4.1 (Hazardous
Substances) of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007;

health and safety representative means a person who has been elected as a
health and safety representative under Part 7 of the
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 and who has not ceased to be a health
and safety representative;

IBC (intermediate bulk container) has the same meaning as in regulation 11 of
the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2008



ignition source means a source of energy sufficient to ignite a flammable
atmosphere and includes-

   (a)  a naked flame, exposed incandescent material, an electrical welding
        arc, or a mechanical or static spark;

   (b)  any electrical or mechanical equipment that is not specifically
        designed to be used in a hazardous area;

incident means-

   (a)  an emergency; or

   (b)  an unintended event that, but for the intervention of a risk control
        measure or human intervention, is likely to result in an emergency;

isolation, in relation to the isolation of dangerous goods from a person,
property or thing, means the physical separation of the dangerous goods from
the person, property or thing, by either distance or a physical barrier;

MSDS means a Material Safety Data Sheet; package has the same meaning as in
regulation 51(1) of the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail)
Regulations 2008

packaged dangerous goods means dangerous goods, goods too dangerous to be
transported or C1 combustible liquids, that are in a container with a capacity
of not more than 500 L or a net mass of 500 kg

packaging has the same meaning as in regulation 51(2) of the Dangerous Goods
(Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2008

Packing Group has the same meaning as in regulation 42 of the Dangerous Goods
(Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2008

pipework means-

   (a)  a pipe or an assembly of pipes; and

   (b)  associated pipe fittings, valves and pipe accessories-
used to convey dangerous goods;

plant includes any machinery, equipment, appliance, implement and tool, any
component thereof and anything fitted connected or appurtenant thereto;

pool chlorine means calcium hypochlorite, dichloroisocyanuric acid and its
salts or trichloroisocyanuric acid;

practicable means practicable having regard to-

   (a)  the severity of the hazard or risk in question; and

   (b)  the state of knowledge about that hazard or risk and any ways of
        removing or mitigating that hazard or risk; and

   (c)  the availability and suitability of ways to remove or mitigate that
        hazard or risk; and

   (d)  the cost of removing or mitigating that hazard or risk;

premises has the same meaning as it has in the Act, but does not include a
vehicle or boat;

product name means the brand name or trade name given to dangerous goods by
the manufacturer or any supplier of the dangerous goods;

proper shipping name has the same meaning as it has in the ADG Code;

receptacle means a container, plant, pipework or any other thing that can
contain dangerous goods;

risk means the likelihood of injury to a person or damage to property being
caused by a hazard;





stabiliser means any substance (including any diluent, inhibitor,
desensitiser, phlegmatizer, solvent, wetting agent or adulterant) added to, or
present in, dangerous goods that overcomes the chemical instability inherent
in the dangerous goods; Subsidiary Risk has the same meaning as in regulation
41 of the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2008

subsidiary risk label, in relation to dangerous goods, means a label of a type
specified in the ADG Code for the Subsidiary Risk of the dangerous goods;

tank means a container, other than an IBC, that is used or designed to be used
to transport, store or handle dangerous goods in the form of a gas or a liquid
in bulk and includes fittings, closures and any other equipment that forms
part of the container;

underground tank means a permanent tank that is wholly or partially located
beneath the ground; UN Number, or UN No. has the same meaning as in the ADG
Code





workplace means any place, whether or not in a building or structure, where
persons work who are employed under a contract of employment or a contract of
training or who are self-employed persons.