Occupational Health And Safety Act (No. 85 Of 1993)
To provide for the health and safety of persons at work and for the health and safety of persons in connection with the use of plant and machinery; the protection of persons other than persons at work against hazards to health and safety arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work; to establish an advisory council for occupational health and safety; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
The Pressure Equipment Regulations
On 15 July 2009, the Minister of Labour published an amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993 in respect of the ‘Pressure Equipment Regulations’ No. 32395. The Pressure Equipment Regulations (PER) incorporate the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) Standards and Codes of Practice relating to all Gases.
These regulations set out the requirements regarding the design, manufacture, installation, operation, repair, modification, inspection and testing of pressure equipment with a design pressure equal to or greater than 50kPa, in terms of the relevant health and safety standard incorporated into the Regulations under section 44 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. SABS Standards And Codes Of Practice Provide Technical Specifications For The Industry.
The Pressure Equipment Regulations (PER) incorporate the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) Standards and Codes of Practice. SABS is a statutory body that was formed in terms of the Standards Act, 1945 (Act No. 24of 1945) and continues to operate in terms of the latest edition of the Standards Act, 2008 (Act No. 8 of 2008) as the national standardisation institution in South Africa.
The following Standards apply to the LPG industry:
Categorization and conformity assessment criteria for all pressure equipment.
Shut-off valves for refillable liquefied petroleum gas cylinders.
SANS 1237
Single-stage regulators for LPGSANS 1539 Appliances operating on LPG – safety aspects.
Transportable Pressure Receptacles For Compressed, Dissolved And Liquefied Gases – Basic Design, Manufacture, Use And Maintenance. This standard covers the minimum requirements for the design, manufacture, use and maintenance of refillable and non-refillable pressure receptacles of water capacity 0.5 to 3 000 L
The handling, storage, distribution and maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas in domestic, commercial, and industrial installations Part 1: Liquefied petroleum gas installations involving gas storage containers of individual water capacity not exceeding 500 L and a combined water capacity not exceeding 3 000 L per installation.
The handling, storage, distribution and maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas in domestic, commercial, and industrial installations Part 2: Liquefied petroleum gas installations involving gas storage containers (used in mobile applications) of individual water capacity not exceeding 113 L and a combined water capacity not exceeding 500 L
The handling, storage, distribution and maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas in domestic, commercial and industrial installations Part 10: Mobile filling stations for refillable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) containers of capacity not exceeding 9 kg.
