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- Plant design verification- Plant design registration- Consulting on AS3920 - Consulting on AS1418 - AS 4100 compliance - AS/NZS3000 compliance - Consulting on material use / welding / NDT / inspection works - Comparison AS/NZS with EN/ISO and/or US codes - Consulting on WHS-regulations We offer a diversified range of technical consulting, as Design Verification of plant equipment , which falls under Occupational Health & Safety Regulations in most countries. Many statutory regulations have stringent design verification and inspection schemes, as e.g. Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia & New Zealand. This is stipulated in their jurisdiction, regarding Health & Safety requirements. The specific regulations / acts often cover design verification of plant equipment, but often also electrical design verification, as e.g. in Australia a local code the AS/NZS 3000 (known as the "Australian/NZ Wiring rules") is still mandatory to follow. Another example of a standard still quoted in Australian WHS regulation is AS/NZS 4343 "Evaluation of Hazard Levels of Pressure Equipment" It is still mandatory that each pressure equipment, exported to Australia or NZ needs to be classified according this standard. Some standards, as e.g. AS3920 are not stipulated in Australian WHS regulations directly, but many Australian operators are requesting to follow this standard. Often the overseas designer/fabricator is not familiar wit AS/NZ standards and needs support in understanding and interprete the Australian regulations concerning the use of these local standards. Some are mandatory, some can be replaced by EN or ISO standards. Typical questions arise very often from overseas plant fabricators from Europe, US and Asia who are not familiar with AS/NZS standards, as e.g. - Interpreting local requirements for materials, welding procedures, NDT and inspection procedures. - Can we use for machinery EN/ISO standards, what are the differences between diverse AS1418 parts and and EN/ISO . (Safety of machinery— General principles for design—Risk assessment and risk reduction) - A typical discussion point is e.g. the more and more required compliance against standards as e.g. AS/NZS 5131. This is an Australian equivalent to the popular European EN 1090. Many steel structure fabricators work already against/have certification against EN 1090(2), which is very similar. Naturally the question arises : Do we really need a certification against AS/NZS 5131? Let us help you, we will make sure that you fulfil Australian regulations and local client specifications. Just contact us. A plant Design shall be registered according the applied design code. Since the WHS regulations have been harmonized in most Australian states (all except Western Australia and Victoria) recognized international standards can be used. There are no mandatory requirements anymore to use e.g. AS/NZS1210 for pressure vessels. We can conduct design verifications of pressure equipment against AS 1210, EN 13445, ASME VIII, AD2000 Merkblaetter, PD5500, etc. (including considering external loads according AS1170) and register the plant design for our clients at the Australian Safework Authorities.
INFORMATION : - Australian and international standards
Below some general guidance for duty holders on Australian and other Standards and how they interact with the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and WHS Regulations (the WHS laws). There are Australian and international Standards, as well as standards developed by certain regulators. ֎ Is conforming to Standards mandatory? Standards are not laws, so there is no general requirement to conform to a Standard. However, conforming to specific Standards is mandatory if there is a law which says you must conform with it. The WHS laws require conformance with only a small number of Standards. Where the WHS laws say you must conform to specific Standards, a failure to do so may result in a breach of the WHS laws. A list of Australian Standards referenced in the WHS Act and Regulations can be provided to our clients per request. ֎ How is compliance with a Standard relevant to the Australian WHS laws?Under the WHS Act, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is required to ensure, so far as is ‘reasonably practicable’, the health and safety of workers, and others at a workplace. To determine what is ‘reasonably practicable’ in the circumstances, all relevant matters are taken into account, including:a) the likelihood of the hazard or the risk concerned occurringb) the degree of harm that might result from the hazard or the riskc) what the person concerned knows, or ought reasonably to know, about the hazard or risk, and about the ways of eliminating or minimising the riskd) availability / suitability of ways to eliminate or minimise the risk, e) after assessing the extent of the risk and the available ways of eliminating or minimising the risk, the cost associated with available ways of eliminating or minimising the risk, including whether the cost is grossly disproportionate to the risk. ֎ Can international Standards be used instead of Australian Standards?Conforming to Australian Standards is mandatory where laws require this. In that case, a duty holder should use the Australian Standard to ensure they are complying with their legal obligations.Australian Standards are developed specifically for Australian workplaces and are likely to contain more relevant information for Australian operating conditions, such as load factors, climatic conditions, licencing requirements etc. An international Standard could be considered in conjunction with the equivalent Australian Standard. An international Standard may be a useful, additional source of information for duty holders, particularly where its use achieves the same or better overall level of safety to its Australian Standard equivalent. Currently many AS/NZ standards are replaced by ISO and/or EN standards. Typical example is the AS 1418 series (safety requirements for cranes/hoists) Please contact us to get the newest update.
Information: - Design verification and design registration according to Australian WHS regulations
According to the Australian Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (the Regulation) you must register certain types of plant design.
Design registration ensures that plant listed in Schedule 5 of the Regulation is designed and verified to appropriate technical standards prior to being supplied. The designer/fabricator (or the person with management or control of the item of plant) can apply to have a design registered.
Once the design is registered, any number of items can be supplied as long as it complies with the design that was registered. The registration holder must provide the design registration number with each item that is supplied. Plant design registration and plant registration are authorisations under Part 4 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. What plant needs design registration?
• pressure equipment categorised as hazard level A, B, C or D (AS4343)• gas cylinders covered by Part 1.1 of AS 2030.1 Gas cylinders—General Requirements• tower cranes including self-erecting tower cranes• lifts, including escalators and moving walkways• building maintenance units• hoists with a platform movement exceeding 2.4 metres, designed to lift people• work boxes designed to be suspended from cranes• amusement devices covered by Section 2.1 of AS 3533—Amusement Rides/Devices• concrete placing booms• prefabricated scaffolding• boom-type elevating work platforms• gantry cranes with a safe working load greater than 5 tonnes • bridge cranes with a safe working load of greater than 10 tonnes• vehicle hoists• mast climbing work platforms• mobile cranes with a rated capacity of greater than 10 tonnes Please contact us if you have further questions regarding plant design verification and/or design registration.
NEWS : - Western Australia will join other Australian states, adopting harmonized WHS-Regulations in WA
Important also for or clients from overseas: Western Australia – The new Work Health and Safety Act to commence (*) March 2022(*) A slight delay in the scheduling/implementation of WHSR 2022 in Western Australia has been made. On 15 December 2021, Minister for Industrial Relations announced an update on the timing of the release of the draft WHS regulations. Drafting the WHS regulations for all three sectors, which are needed to allow the WHS Act to be proclaimed, has been a complex process. Recognising the importance of this legislation, the Government has allocated significant resources to the drafting process. Exposure drafts of the WHS regulations for the three sectors are now available.
Publication in the Government Gazette of the Work Health and Safety Regulations for the three sectors and transition to the new laws, which was originally scheduled for January 2022, is now expected in March 2022.
Our clients from Europe, USA/Canada and Asia, planning plant design registrations as per schedule 5 of the WHSR in Western Australia can contact us anytime to get updates. Current large projects in Western Australia are e.g. Woodside Pluto 2 and YARA Ammonia plant. We are happy to support you. This will bring simplifications also for the export of plant equipment into WA. Western Australia will then harmonize with other Australian states. The rules for design verification and registration of plant equipment in Western Australia will be streamlined. The new Act modernizes Western Australia's outdated workplace safety laws, which were over 30 years old. The new laws based on the national harmonized model will mean that companies operating across Australia will have similar obligations and requirements in each State and Territory.
In preparation for the new WHS regime, policies, processes and procedures are being developed to ensure smooth implementation of the new laws. Inspectors are being trained, licensing and online business systems are being updated and guidance material such as Codes of Practice and other education resources are being produced to help workplaces adapt to the new laws.
The WHS Act will be supported by three sets of regulations:• Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations – applies to all workplaces except those covered by the other two sets of regulations [WHS General Regulations]• Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations – applies to mining and mineral exploration operations [WHS Mines Regulations]• Work Health and Safety (Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Operations) Regulations – applies to onshore and offshore petroleum, pipeline and geothermal energy operations Link to the published guide: https://www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/atoms/files/overview_wa_whs_act_0_0.pdf