Before you deliver LPG to a home or other place that is not a workplace, you need to make sure the site is compliant. You also need to take reasonable steps to ensure that the LPG cylinders you are delivering are safe for use, labelled correctly and will be located in a secure site.

• If you are delivering to a site holding between 100 kg and 300 kg of LPG, you must check if the site has a valid compliance plaque before delivering the LPG. If it doesn’t, you must carry out a compliance check and issue a compliance plaque.
• You must ensure sites holding more than 300 kg of LPG have a HSNO certificate before delivering the LPG.

For more information, see the guidance on the WorkSafe New Zealand website: Delivering LPG Cylinders

The section is for HSW compliance certifiers who are approved to certify fixed-LPG installations. Here we explain the rules for certifying non-workplaces storing LPG. These rules have been in place since 1 December 2017.

For non-workplaces containing 100-300 kg LPG

A ‘HSNO certificate’ is not required. These sites are covered by a compliance plaque which is issued by the gas supplier and fixed in a prominent position on the site.

For non-workplaces containing more than 300 kg LPG

These sites must have a HSNO certificate issued by a HSW compliance certifier.  These certificates are issued under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act (not the Health and Safety at Work Act), and should include a statement similar to:

“This certificate has been issued in accordance with section 82(a) of the HSNO Act 1996. It certifies that the relevant requirements have been met for the location and substance as required by clause 28 of the EPA Hazardous Substances (Hazardous Property Controls) Notice 2017”.

Registering certificates and plaques

You should not enter certificates issued to non-workplaces into the WorkSafe Compliance Certificate Register. We keep a separate register at the EPA of HSNO certificates that are issued to non-workplaces. Instead, please email a copy of the certificate to us at: hscompliance@epa.govt.nz.  

The certificate must contain:

• A unique certificate number
• Name and approval number of the compliance certifier
• Quantity of LPG at installation (kg)
• Street address of the location where the LPG is held
• Date of issue of certificate
• Certificate expiry date.

The guidance in this section is intended for territorial authorities with enforcement roles to ensure that LPG installations in non-workplaces are lawful.

• Ensure that all installations at non-workplaces comply with clauses 26-28 of the Hazardous Substances (Hazardous Properties Controls) Notice 2017.
• Sites containing 100-300 kg LPG must have a valid compliance plaque installed in a prominent position.
• Sites containing more than 300 kg LPG must have a valid HSNO certificate.

See the Hazardous Substances (Hazardous Properties Controls) Notice 2017 (pdf 1.1MB)