Safe facility operation
Major Hazard Facility
The categorisation of an anaerobic facility as a Major Hazard Facility depends on compliance or not to the Health and Safety at Work (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/14).
Common inspection criteria from Europe are useful guides as to what inspectors are looking for on different topics.
Biomethane production
The upgrading of biogas to biomethane is controlled by the Standards for injection into natural gas networks NZS5442. These standards define strict limits on contaminants, calorific value, and pressure to ensure the integrity of pipelines and the safety of end-user appliances.
Digestate biofertiliser production
New Zealand has industry standards for the production of digestate biofertiliser set out as criteria for the Accreditation of Digestate Biofertiliser Producers Scheme administer by the Bioenergy Association.