AS/NZS 5601.2:2020 Gas installations LP Gas installations in caravans and boats for non-propulsive purposes
Preface
Section 1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope, exclusions and application
1.1.1 Scope
1.1.2 Exclusions
1.1.3 Application
1.2 Normative references
1.3 Terms and definitions
1.4 Work health and safety
1.5 System of units
Section 2 Essential safety and performance-based design requirements
2.1 General
2.2 General work
2.2.1 Verification of gas supply
2.2.2 Work on a gas installation
2.2.3 Sealing of open ends
2.2.4 Testing of gas installations for leakage
2.2.5 Acceptable substances for testing
2.2.6 Safe practices and WHS
2.2.7 Decommissioning
2.3 LP Gas cylinders
2.3.1 Cylinders and cylinder valves
2.3.2 Corrosion
2.3.3 Cylinder orientation
2.3.4 Multi-cylinder installations
2.4 Location of LP Gas cylinders
2.4.1 Restriction on location of cylinders
2.4.2 Required clearances around a cylinder
2.4.3 Mounting and stowage
2.4.4 Cylinder restraint
2.4.5 Use of [in situ fill] cylinders
2.5 Cylinder compartments and LP Gas lockers
2.5.1 Design and construction
2.5.2 Identification of cylinder compartment or LP Gas locker
2.6 Materials and fittings
2.6.1 Material and components
2.6.2 Proprietary systems
2.6.3 Jointing
2.7 Piping
2.7.1 General
2.7.2 Design
2.7.3 Location
2.7.4 Support of piping
2.7.5 Gas pressure regulation
2.7.6 Over-pressure protection
2.7.7 Pressure test points
2.7.8 Gas venting
2.8 Flues
2.8.1 General
2.8.2 Design
2.8.3 Materials
2.8.4 Installation
2.8.5 Location
2.8.6 Flue terminals
2.9 Installing gas appliances
2.9.1 Pre-installation
2.9.2 General installation requirements
2.9.3 Appliance location
2.9.4 Ventilation of the appliance space and air supply to appliances
2.9.5 Appliance connection and isolation
2.9.6 Commissioning
2.9.7 Fire resistant material
2.9.8 Flue materials
2.9.9 Jointing compounds and materials
2.10 Hose assemblies
2.10.1 General
2.10.2 Use of a hose assembly
2.10.3 Hose assembly — Operating conditions
2.10.4 Hose assembly connecting an appliance
2.11 Shut-off valves
2.12 Quick-connect devices
2.12.1 General
2.12.2 Restriction on installation
2.13 Essential safety requirements
2.13.1 Prohibition of earthing through piping
2.13.2 Restriction on use of thread sealant
2.13.3 Requirements for appliances
2.13.4 Materials and components
Section 3 Means of conformance — Cylinders
3.1 General
3.1.1 Cylinders and cylinder valves
3.1.2 Restriction on cylinder capacity
3.1.3 Corrosion
3.1.4 Cylinder orientation
3.1.5 Use of [in situ fill] cylinders
3.1.6 Multi-cylinder installations
3.1.7 Restriction on location of cylinders
3.1.8 Required clearances around a cylinder
3.1.9 Mounting and stowage
3.1.10 Stowage of spare cylinders
3.1.11 Heat shield
3.2 Cylinder attachment
3.2.1 Restraints
3.2.2 Structures
3.3 Cylinder compartments and LP Gas lockers
3.3.1 Caravans
3.3.2 Cylinders located in a combined storage compartment/locker for caravans
3.3.3 Boats
3.3.4 Access to cylinder compartments
3.3.5 Identification of cylinder compartment or LP Gas locker
Section 4 Means of conformance — Gas pressure regulators
4.1 Suitability of pressure regulators
4.2 Outlet pressure
4.3 Mounting and support of regulator
Section 5 Means of conformance — Piping and fittings
5.1 General
5.1.1 Location
5.1.2 Size
5.1.3 Material and components
5.1.4 Piping specification
5.1.5 Cylinder connections
5.1.6 Pressure rating of piping and components
5.1.7 Pressure test points
5.2 Installation of piping
5.2.1 General requirements
5.2.2 Piping in caravans
5.2.3 Piping in boats
5.2.4 Rigid piping
5.2.5 Hose assemblies
5.2.6 Prohibition of earthing through piping
5.2.7 Isolation valves
5.2.8 Quick-connect devices
5.2.9 Jointing compounds and materials
5.2.10 Miscellaneous components
5.2.11 Pipe supports and fixings
5.2.12 Sealing of open ends
5.3 Encapsulated electrical devices
Section 6 Means of conformance — Appliances
6.1 Requirements for appliances
6.1.1 Australian requirements
6.1.2 New Zealand requirements
6.1.3 Appliance conversion
6.1.4 Appliance location restrictions
6.2 Prohibited appliances
6.3 General installation requirements
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Restriction for stowed appliances
6.3.3 Appliance support
6.3.4 Protection from physical damage
6.3.5 Accessibility
6.3.6 Hazards to caravans, boats or persons
6.3.7 Proximity of flammable goods or chemicals
6.4 Flame safeguard system
6.5 Manufacturer’s instructions
6.6 Clearances
6.7 Distance from sources of fuel
6.8 Restriction on installation of an appliance on a petrol-fuelled boat
6.9 Electrical requirements
6.10 Space heaters
6.11 Cooking appliances
6.11.1 Clearances around gas cooking appliances
6.11.2 Protection of a combustible surface near a gas cooking appliance
6.11.3 Vapour seal
6.11.4 Warning label
6.11.5 Cooking appliances on boats
6.11.6 Under cooker connection
6.12 Refrigerators
6.12.1 Flues
6.12.2 Vents
6.12.3 Location
6.12.4 Ventilation
6.13 Instantaneous water heaters
6.14 Spa pool heaters on boats
6.14.1 Prohibited locations
6.14.2 Supporting base
6.14.3 Control systems
6.14.4 Requirement for pool heater where flow and return water pipes are of plastic
6.14.5 Non-return valve required
6.14.6 Restriction on fitting of a valve in water flow line
6.15 Gas barbecues and radiant gas heaters for outdoor use
Section 7 Means of conformance — Ventilation
7.1 General
7.2 Ventilation systems
7.3 Ventilation openings — Caravans and boats
7.3.1 Minimum free area
7.3.2 Special requirements for camper trailers and boats
7.3.3 Special requirements for RVs (motorized caravans)
7.4 Position of openings — Caravans only
7.4.1 Cross ventilation
7.4.2 Distance from ceiling
7.4.3 Distance from floor
7.5 Position of openings — Boats only
7.6 Gas detection system required — Boats only
7.7 Vent warning label for caravans and boats
Section 8 Means of conformance — Flueing
8.1 Flue construction and clearances
8.2 Protection from environmental effects
8.3 Disturbances
8.4 Location of flue terminal
8.4.1 General
8.4.2 Termination of a flue under a cover
8.5 Flue materials
8.6 Proprietary flueing systems
Section 9 General requirements and safe work practices
9.1 Gas supply
9.2 Gas demand
9.3 Safe work practices
9.3.1 General
9.3.2 Purging
9.4 Dealing with dangerous gas installations
9.5 Safety requirements in the vicinity of gas leaks or suspected gas leaks
9.6 Safe discharge of static electricity
9.7 Electrical safety bonding or bridging
9.8 Clearing a blockage in piping
9.9 Testing of piping
9.9.1 Testing a new gas installation
9.9.2 Testing consumer piping after alteration, repair or extension
9.9.3 Acceptable substances for testing
9.10 Commissioning
9.10.1 Commissioning of appliance
9.10.2 Other commissioning checks
9.10.3 Decommissioning
Section 10 Compliance plate, labels and markings
10.1 Gas compliance plate
10.2 Labels and markings adjacent to cylinders
10.3 Labels and markings near appliance
10.3.1 General
10.3.2 Additional marking for boats
Appendix A (informative) Conversion factors
Appendix B (normative) Thermal protection of combustible materials
Appendix C (informative) Pipe sizing
Appendix D (normative) Combustible gas detection systems for boats
Appendix E (normative) Testing gas installations
Appendix F (normative) Consumer instructions
Appendix G (informative) Method of locating gas pressure regulators
Appendix H (informative) Guidelines for gas appliance commissioning
Appendix I (informative) Symbols used in gas control system diagrams
Appendix J (informative) Gas installation checklist
Appendix K (informative) Diagrammatic representations of outdoor areas
Appendix L (informative) Purging
Bibliography
Amendment control sheet
