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Changes to rules for storing aerosols
Changes to rules for storing aerosols
7 October 2013
The rules for storing aerosols have been changed to give people more options for managing the risk of fire.
In the past, people who wanted to store large volumes of aerosols had to make sure they were kept at least three metres away from other activities and the boundary of their property.
The Environmental Protection Authority has now carried out consultation with industry and other agencies to consider how the rules might be changed to give people more flexibility, while still effectively managing the risks posed by the storage of aerosols.
The EPA’s expert Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Committee has approved a new set of rules that allow alternative ways to manage fire risks, such as fire-resistant walls and self-closing doors.
The rules also acknowledge that larger quantities of aerosols pose a greater risk, so there are three different sets of rules that are applied according to the volume of aerosols being stored.
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