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Overfill Protection Base “Alert”

Civacon branded overfill protection system base plugs installed in Australia should be checked to ensure they have not been fitted with Printed Circuit Board (PCB)’s as shown in the pictures provide by the NZ Oil industry safety forum. If found, the PCB should be removed to stop any potential risk in contact with the PCB producing a false positive reading.

Please see the attached PITSF – Early Learning Alert out of New Zealand

In Australia Overfill Protection Systems must be installed in accordance with the manufactures procedures and AS2809.2:2023 and the soon to be updated AS5602:2025 (Flammable liquids – Road tank vehicle bottom loading and vapour transfer)

Probe wet testing in accordance with the SLP 6 monthly Pass-2-Load inspection should alert an inspector of the overfill protection system providing a false positive.

(OG7-V3.5) Pass-2-Load Operating Guideline “7” Version 3.5

REISSUE PITSF Early Learning Alert – Overfill Protection System

PITSF Safety Bulletin Truck Overfill

Many Thanks to:  NZ Petroleum Industry Transport Safety Forum 

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Battery Isolation Switch Safety Recall

Why the product is recalled: Testing has indicated that the product is susceptible to water ingress, inconsistent with the labelled IP69K ingress protection rating. Water ingress may cause the product to fail.
Hazard: If the product fails while the vehicle is in motion it may pose an accident risk to the vehicle, occupants and other road users.

Baxters customers and operators of vehicles should immediately stop using the affected product or vehicle that has been fitted with an affected product and arrange a refund or replacement with a similar product, where available.
Affected products that have not been fitted to vehicles may be returned to the point of purchase for a full refund.

For more information, please contact Baxters by phoning 1800 524 088, Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, or emailing
[email protected].

Operators of vehicles installed with the product, should stop using the product and / or vehicle that has the fitted with the affected product, and contact their point of purchase to arrange a refund or replacement with a similar product, where available.
Baxters customers should contact Baxters immediately to organise return of affected products and a full refund, or replacement of a similar type of product, where available, by:

• Calling 1800 524 088 (Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm)
• Emailing [email protected] at any time

Baxters customers should also check their stock to see if they hold any affected products that have not been fitted to vehicles.

https://www.baxters.com.au/product-recalls.html

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Australian Standard 5602 for – Road tank vehicle bottom loading & vapour transfer, is now available for public comment.

The draft standard is now open for comments on the Standards Australia public comments system.

Standard: DR AS 5602:2025 Flammable liquids – Road tank vehicle bottom loading and vapour transfer
Committee: ME-057 ME-057 Road Tankers For Hazardous Liquids And Gases

Public Comments Close on the: 11/06/2025

You can view the draft with latest comments and provide your feedback using the link below: https://comment.standards.org.au/Drafts/d88ce001-89c4-446a-971b-42f9f4cb550b

Don’t miss your opportunity to have a say on the changes that have been made to this standard.

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Table of Contents

  1. Draft Details
  2. Amended Preface
  3. 1 Scope and general
    1. Amended 1.1 Scope
    2. Deleted 1.2 Application
    3. Amended 1.2 Normative references
    4. Amended 1.3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
    5. Amended 1.4 Road tank vehicles
  4. 2 Product connections for loading
    1. Amended 2.1 General
    2. Amended 2.2 Adaptor specification
    3. Deleted 2.3 Coupler specifications
    4. Amended 2.3 Location of API adaptors for petroleum fuels
  5. Amended 3 Vapour transfer
    1. Deleted 3.1 Scope of section
    2. Added 3.1 Transfer system
      1. Added 3.1.1 General
      2. Added 3.1.2 Where API adaptors are required for petroleum fuels
      3. Added 3.1.3 For systems where API adaptors are not required
    3. Amended 3.2 Vapour transfer adaptors and couplers for petroleum fuel loaded via API adaptors
      1. Added 3.2.1 General
      2. Added 3.2.2 Vapour transfer couplers
      3. Added 3.2.3 Vapour transfer adaptors
    4. Amended 3.3 Vapour transfer hose
    5. Added 3.4 Vapour transfer piping
    6. Added 3.5 Vapour transfer valve
  6. Amended 4 Vehicle overfill prevention system
    1. Deleted 4.1 Scope of section
    2. Deleted 4.2 Tank compartment sensing element
    3. Deleted 4.3 Connection between fill stand and vehicle
    4. Added 4.1 Road tank vehicle and cargo loading facility compatibility
    5. Added 4.2 Overfill detection equipment
    6. Added 4.3 Overfill earth connection
    7. Added 4.4 Overfill sensor settings
    8. Added 4.5 Electrical requirements 
    9. Added 4.6 Tanker compartment content verification
  7. Amended 5 Interlocking with the fill stand
    1. Deleted 5.1 Scope of section
    2. Deleted 5.2 Loading system interlocks
    3. Deleted 5.3 Overfill protection system
  8. Deleted 6 Interlocks on the tank vehicle
  9. Deleted 7 Unloading with vapour recovery
  10. Deleted 8 Unloading without vapour recovery
  11. Added 6 Brake interlock driveaway protection
  12. Added 7 Vehicle internal valves
  13. Added 8 Product recognition and crossover prevention
  14. Added 9 Maintenance, inspection and testing
    1. Added 9.1 Regular inspection and maintenance intervals
    2. Added 9.2 Performance testing
  15. Added Appendix A Typical cargo bottom loading facility design features
    1. Added A.1 General
  16. Added Bibliography
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