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Guidelines for the Management and Handling of Used Oil

December 2000, Ref. ME355

The guidelines provide guidance to used oil generators, collectors, transporters, re-refiners and end users and regulatory authorities on the formulation of used oil management strategies. They are intended to complement and be read in conjunction with the Dangerous Goods Act 1974 and its Regulations, the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and the Resource Management Act 1991. The guidelines do not replace or supersede any legislative requirements, but they do provide additional guidance on how workplace health and safety and the broader environment can be protected from the hazards of used oil.

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Contents:

Foreword

  1. Definition of used oil
  2. The used oil collection system
  3. Small volume generators
  4. Public collection sites
  5. Industrial and commercial used oil generators
  6. Transportation and collection
  7. Used oil transfer and tank farm facilities
  8. Recycling users and processing/disposal plants

Appendix 1: Oil Industry guideline for the construction and use of used oil collection tanks

Appendix 2: Testing and certification of used oil bulk loads

Appendix 3: Spill prevention, response and clean-up procedures for transporters

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