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Regulations

The regulations below can be referenced over the Internet from the links provided or can be obtained in print from Bennetts Government Bookshop branches in Auckland and Wellington (also as part of Whitcoulls in Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton and Palmerston North). The email contact is bgb@whitcoulls.co.nz. The regulations can also be ordered through other bookshops in principal towns and cities.

Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999

Amusement Devices Regulations 1978

Codes of Practice

The following codes of practice can be accessed directly from the links provided or downloaded by right clicking the title and selecting "Save Target As":

Approved Code of Practice for the Design, Safe Operation, Maintenance and Servicing of Boilers 2000 Amended: Dec 2004

Approved Code of Practice for Cranes 2007

Approved Code of Practice for Passenger Ropeways in New Zealand 1998 Edition, Incorporating Amendment 1

The code now incorporates Amendment 1, which replaces clause 2.2.3.1.1 in its entirety. The amendment came into force on the 6th February 2003. Holders of existing printed codes should print and replace the following pages:

Title page and inside title page
Pages 21, 22, 23 and 24

Approved Code of Practice for Pressure Equipment (Excluding Boilers) 2001

Guidelines

The following guidance document can be accessed directly from the link provided or downloaded by right clicking the title and selecting "Save Target As":

PLEASE NOTE - This publication has been temporarily removed from circulation.
A general guide to the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999

Gazetted Exemptions

The following links lead to descriptions of gazetted exemptions under the PECPR Regulations:

Controllers of Timber Treatment Vessels

Controllers of hand-held surface ropeways

Low temperature water - Pressure vessels and pressure piping

Trainee equipment inspectors carrying out inspections

Hoists

Electrical cables subject to pressure

Networks for the supply, distribution and discharge of water for hydroelectric installations

Certain pressure equipment fitted to heavy commercial vehicles

Clarifications

The following links lead to clarifications of regulations or codes of practice which have been issued by Engineering Safety:

PECPR Regulations - Hydraulic Systems

PECPR Regulations - Effective Supervision