AS/NZS2885.6:2018Australian/NewZealandStandardTPipelines—GasandliquidpetroleumPart6:PipelinesafetymanagementSTANDARDSNEWZEALANDAS/NZS2885.6:2018AS/NZS2885.6:2018ThisJointAustralian/NewZealandStandardwaspreparedbyJointTechnicalCommitteeME-038,PetroleumPipelines.ItwasapprovedonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsAustraliaon14November2018andbytheNewZealandStandardsApprovalBoardon6November2018.ThisStandardwaspublishedon3December2018.ThefollowingarerepresentedonCommitteeME-038:APGAResearchandStandardsCommitteeAustralasianCorrosionAssociationAustralianIndustryGroupAustralianInstituteofPetroleumAustralianPetroleumProductionandExplorationAssociationAustralianPipelinesandGasAssociationDepartmentofMines,IndustryRegulationandSafety,WADepartmentofNaturalResources,MinesandEnergy,QldDepartmentofPlanningandEnvironment,NSWDepartmentofthePremierandCabinet,SADepartmentofPrimaryIndustryandResources,NTEnergyNetworksAustraliaEnergySafeVictoriaNewZealandInstituteofGasEngineersWeldsAustraliaWorkSafeNewZealandKeepingStandardsup-to-dateStandardsarelivingdocumentswhichreflectprogressinscience,technologyandsystems.Tomaintaintheircurrency,allStandardsareperiodicallyreviewed,andneweditionsarepublished.Betweeneditions,amendmentsmaybeissued.Standardsmayalsobewithdrawn.ItisimportantthatreadersassurethemselvestheyareusingacurrentStandard,whichshouldincludeanyamendmentswhichmayhavebeenpublishedsincetheStandardwaspurchased.DetailedinformationaboutjointAustralian/NewZealandStandardscanbefoundbyvisitingtheStandardsWebShopatwww.saiglobal.comorStandardsNewZealandwebsiteatwww.standards.govt.nzandlookinguptherelevantStandardintheon-linecatalogue.Formorefrequentlistingsornotificationofrevisions,amendmentsandwithdrawals,StandardsAustraliaandStandardsNewZealandofferanumberofupdateoptions.Forinformationabouttheseservices,usersshouldcontacttheirrespectivenationalStandardsorganization.WealsowelcomesuggestionsforimprovementinourStandards,andespeciallyencouragereaderstonotifyusimmediatelyofanyapparentinaccuraciesorambiguities.PleaseaddressyourcommentstotheChiefExecutiveofStandardsAustraliaortheNewZealandStandardsExecutiveattheaddressshownonthebackcover.ThisStandardwasissuedindraftformforcommentasDRAS/NZS2885.6:2018.AS/NZS2885.6:2018Australian/NewZealandStandardTMPipelines—GasandliquidpetroleumPart6:PipelinesafetymanagementFirstpublishedasAS/NZS2885.6:2018.COPYRIGHT@StandardsAustraliaLimited◎TheCrowninrightofNewZealand,administeredbytheNewZealandStandardsExecutiveAllrightsarereserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedorcopiedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher,unlessotherwisepermittedundertheCopyrightAct1968(Australia)ortheCopyrightAct1994(NewZealand).JointlypublishedbySAlGlobalLimitedunderlicencefromStandardsAustraliaLimited,GPOBox476,Sydney,NSW2001andbyStandardsNewZealand,POBox1473,Wellington6140.ISBN9781760722852AS/NZS2885.6:20182PREFACEThisStandardwaspreparedbytheJointStandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandCommitteeME-038,PetroleumPipelines.TheinclusionofrolesandresponsibilitiesinAS/NZS2885.6:2018,wasapprovedbytheStandardsDevelopmentandAccreditationCommitteeon1May2015,asaone-offexemptiontothedirectivesofStandardizationGuide009:PreparationofStandardsforLegislativeAdoption.TheobjectiveofthisStandardistoproviderequirementsonPIPELINESYSTEMsafetymanagement...