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NOTE: The current New Zealand Standard covering combustible dusts is NZS 6101 Part 2: Classification of hazardous areas: Combustible dusts, however a new joint AS/NZS/IEC document is likely to be adopted later this year as an international standard IEC 61
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Where the sanding of composite articles creates potentially explosive dust concentrations, the hazardous area in relation to those operations is defined by NZS 6101 Part 2: Classification of Hazardous Areas: Combustible Dusts, see also, 3.9.
It is recommended that the filters be checked after approximately each 30 minutes of use (practical advice on filter replacement can be obtained from NZS 8409:1995 Agrichemical Users’ Code of Practice).
Documentation particular to the substance involved: 1. Proper Shipping Name: taken from the NZS 5433: 1988 Code of Practice for the Transport of Hazardous Substances on Land as specified in the Transport requirements; and... ...Segregation of dangerous
Notices prohibiting smoking shall be prominently displayed in and at the entrances to hazardous areas or workrooms. All such notices should comply with NZS/AS 1319: Safety Signs for the Occupational Environment.
Respiratory protection (complying with AS/NZS 1715: 1994 Selection, Use and Maintenance of Respiratory Protective devices and AS/NZS 1716: 1994 Respiratory Protective Devices) is to be issued on a personal basis and chosen to fit each individual.
Respiratory protection (complying with ... and AS/NZS 1716: 1994 Respiratory Protective Devices) is to be issued on a personal basis and chosen to fit each individual.