AUSTRALIA: NEW CERTIFICATION SCHEME RULES FOR GAS EQUIPMENT

 

GTRC (The Gas Technical Regulators of Australia) have published an updated version of the Rules.

 

This version introduces a new category of gas equipment called High Risk Gas equipment. The gas products listed under this category will be required to undergo safety critical testing every 2 years as part of post certification surveillance activities. The safety critical testing is limited testing and defined by GTRC.

 

The equipment under this category are:

  - Open flued indoor water heaters

  - Open flued space heaters

  - Flueless space heaters

  - Type 2 open flued decorative effect appliances

    * Note: Limited to efficient decorative appliances as detailed in Clause 5.2.101 of AS/NZS5263.1.8

  - Domestic gas refrigerators

  - Radiant gas heaters

    * Note: Limited to area heaters, tabletop heaters and heaters for non-residential indoor use, excluding overhead radiant tube heaters

  - LP portable and mobile appliances

    * Note: Limited to cookers with enclosed cartridges, and heaters.

  - Hose and hose assemblies

    * Note: Limited to class A, B, C, and D hoses

 

The High Risk Safety Critical Testing equipment list will be reviewed by the Gas Technical Regulators bi-annually at which time changes to the list and requirements will be considered. Determining factors to reduce or increase the testing will include:

• Field incidents and investigations
• Standard changes
• Input from industry stakeholders
• Other relevant evidence demonstrating a change in risk
• Recalls