. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KEN/30 
14 June 2006 
 (06-2861) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   KENYA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   KENYA BUREAU OF STANDARDS (KEBS) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (HS:  73.11 and 76.13;  ICS:  23.020.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   : KS 1938-3: 2006 
The handling, storage and distribution of lique fied petroleum gas in domestic, commercial, 
and industrial installations - Code of practice.  Part 3:  Liquefied petroleum gas installations 
involving storage vessels of individual water capacity exceeding 500 L (29 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   This Part 3 of KS 1938 covers recommendations for the layout, 
design and installation of butane, propane and liquefied petroleum gas equipment and of storage vessels of individual water capac ity exceeding 500 L.  Recommendations cover 
storage vessels of individual water capacity ex ceeding 500 L and associated vaporizers, pipe 
work and fittings up to the outlet of the first pressure reduction stage in the line. 
Recommendations are also given in regard to  the fitting of automatic and other devices 
(operative in the event of physical damage to  the installation) for the purpose of ensuring 
maximum security, for the storage of the g as from a design point of view, and for limiting 
the escape of liquid through normal pressure-relief fittings. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of health and human lif e;  environmental protection. 
8. Relevant documents:   SABS 087-3: 2004:  Liquefied petroleum gas installations involving 
storage vessels of individual water capacity exceeding 500 L. 
  
SANS 10087-1:2004:  Liquefied petroleum gas installations involving gas storage 
containers of individual water capacity not exceeding 500 L and a combined water capacity 
not exceeding 3 000 L per installation. 
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  SABS 087-7:  Storage and filing sites for refillable liquefied petroleum (LPG) containers of 
capacity not exceeding 9 kg. 
 
SABS 019:  Transportable metal containers for compressed gases - Basic design, manufacture, use and maintenance. 
 
SABS 089-2:  Electrical installations in the distribution and marketing sector. 
SABS 0232-1:  Emergency information system for road transportation 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  7 August 2006 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as Mandatory by the Minister 
for Trade and Industry  
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards 
Standards Information Resource Centre 
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point P.O. Box 54974-00200  Nairobi, Kenya 
Telephone: (+254 020) 605490, 605506/ 69028258 
Fax:  (+254 020) 609660/604031 
E-mail:  info@kebs.org  
Website: http://www.kebs.org