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This is the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances—Requirements for Approving a Type of Burner) Safe Work Instrument 2025.
It recognises additional standards for industrial burners, opening market access to a wider range of up-to-date equipment for industrial uses.
Material incorporated by reference
The Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances—Requirements for Approving a Type of Burner) Safe Work Instrument 2025 incorporates material (standards) by reference.
Accessing incorporated material
The standards incorporated by reference in the safe work instrument are shown below. The standards are subject to copyright and can be purchased from their publishers or viewed at WorkSafe New Zealand.
| Standards | Purchase sites |
| AS 1375–2023 Industrial fuel-fired appliances | store.standards.org.au (external link) |
| BS EN 267:2020 Forced draught burners for liquid fuels | webstore.ansi.org (external link) |
| NFPA 86-2019 Standard for Ovens and Furnaces | webstore.ansi.org (external link) |
| NFPA 86-2023 Standard for Ovens and Furnaces | webstore.ansi.org (external link) |
| UL 296A:2018 (3rd Edition) Standard for Waste Oil-Burning Air-Heating Appliances | www.shopulstandards.com (external link) |
The standards are available for inspection, at no charge, between 9.00am and 5.00pm from Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) at WorkSafe New Zealand, located at 8 Willis Street, Wellington 6011.
To arrange a time to view the standards, email WorkSafe at regulatory.frameworks@worksafe.govt.nz
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