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 biannually 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