Victorian Consolidated Regulations

FAIR TRADING (SAFETY STANDARD) (HOT WATER BOTTLES) REGULATIONS 2008

S.R. No. 45/2008
Version as at 29 May 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objective
   2.      Authorising provisions
   3.      Commencement
   4.      Prescribed safety standard
   5.      Definitions

   PART 2-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

   6.      Rubber hot water bottles-capacity and thickness
   7.      PVC hot water bottles-capacity and thickness
   8.      Filling characteristics

   PART 3-STOPPERS

   9.      General
   10.     Test for separation of screw stopper

   PART 4-PERFORMANCE

   11.     Leakage
   12.     Strength of seams
   13.     Pressure test

   PART 5-INFORMATIVE LABELLING

   14.     Informative labelling
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           SCHEDULE 1-Tests for Stoppers

   PART A-FILLING A HOT WATER BOTTLE BEFORE TESTING
   1. Procedure for filling a hot water bottle designed to be partly
   filled
   2. Procedure for filling a hot water bottle designed to be
   completely filled

   PART B-TESTS FOR STOPPERS
   1. Test 1.
   2. Test 2.

   PART C-TEST FOR SEPARATION OF SCREW STOPPERS
   1. Torque wrench
   2. Tensile machine
   3. Procedure
           SCHEDULE 2-Seam Test
           SCHEDULE 3-Determination of Pressure Resistance
   1. Test apparatus
   2. Procedure
           SCHEDULE 4-Informative Labels for Hot Water Bottles
           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details