Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2009

- made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

            

CHAPTER 1--Preliminary
            

   1.1.    Name of Regulations  
   1.4.    Objects  
   1.5.    Definitions  
   1.6.    Vessels and structures that are not facilities  
   1.7.    Vessels and structures that are not associated offshore places  
   1.8.    Forms, notices and reports  
   1.9.    Relationship with other regulations made under the Act  
            

CHAPTER 2--Offshore facilities
            

   PART 1--OPERATORS

   2.1.    Nomination of operator--general  
   2.3.    Acceptance or rejection of nomination of operator  
   2.4.    Register of operators  

   PART 2--SAFETY--CASES

           Division 1--Contents of safety cases

              Subdivision A--Contents of a safety case

   2.5.    Facility description, formal safety assessment and safety management system  
   2.6.    Implementation and improvement of the safety management system  

              Subdivision B--Safety measures

   2.7.    Standards to be applied  
   2.8.    Command structure  
   2.9.    Members of the workforce must be competent  
   2.10.   Permit to work system for safe performance of various activities  
   2.11.   Involvement of members of the workforce  
   2.12.   Design, construction, installation, maintenance and modification  
   2.13.   Medical and pharmaceutical supplies and services  
   2.14.   Machinery and equipment  
   2.15.   Drugs and intoxicants  

              Subdivision C--Emergencies

   2.16.   Evacuation, escape and rescue analysis  
   2.17.   Fire and explosion risk analysis  
   2.18.   Emergency communications systems  
   2.19.   Control systems  
   2.20.   Emergency preparedness  
   2.21.   Pipes  
   2.22.   Vessel and aircraft control  

              Subdivision D--Record keeping

   2.23.   Arrangements for records  

           Division 2--Submission and acceptance of safety cases

   2.24.   Safety case to be submitted to NOPSEMA  
   2.25.   NOPSEMA may request more information  
   2.26.   Acceptance or rejection of a safety case  
   2.27.   Notice of decision on safety case  
   2.28.   Consent to undertake work in a manner different from safety case  
   2.29.   Duties under Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Act  

           Division 3--Revised safety cases

   2.30.   Revision of a safety case because of a change of circumstances or operations  
   2.31.   Revision on request by NOPSEMA  
   2.32.   Revision after 5 years  
   2.33.   NOPSEMA may request more information  
   2.34.   Acceptance or rejection of a revised safety case  
   2.35.   Notice of decision on revised safety case  
   2.36.   Effect of rejection of revised safety case  

           Division 4--Withdrawal of acceptance of a safety case

   2.37.   Grounds for withdrawal of acceptance  
   2.38.   Notice before withdrawal of acceptance  

           Division 5--Exemptions

   2.39.   NOPSEMA may give an exemption  

   PART 3--VALIDATION

   2.40.   Validation of design, construction and installation, significant modification or decommissioning of a facility  

   PART 4--NOTIFYING--AND REPORTING ACCIDENTS AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES

   2.41.   Interpretation  
   2.42.   Notices and reports of accidents and dangerous occurrences  

   PART 5--PENALTY--PROVISIONS

   2.43.   Facility must have operator  
   2.44.   Safety case required for the relevant stage in the life of a facility  
   2.45.   Work on a facility must comply with the safety case  
   2.46.   New health and safety risk  
   2.47.   Maintaining records  
   2.48.   Person on a facility must comply with safety case  
   2.49.   Interference with accident sites  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   2.50.   Details in applications or submissions  

   PART 7--APPLICATION--OF THESE REGULATIONS IF A REMEDIAL DIRECTION IS IN FORCE

   2.51.   Application of these Regulations if a remedial direction is in force  
            

CHAPTER 3--Occupational health and safety
            

   PART 1--HEALTH--AND SAFETY

   3.1.    Avoiding fatigue  
   3.2.    Possession or control of drugs or intoxicants  
   3.3.    Person must leave the facility when instructed to do so  
   3.4.    Prohibition on the use of certain hazardous substances  
   3.5.    Limitations on exposure to certain hazardous substances  
   3.6.    Exposure to noise  
   3.7.    Exemptions from hazardous substances and noise requirements  

   PART 2--ELECTION--OF HEALTH AND SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES

           Division 1--Returning officer

   3.8.    Appointment of returning officer  

           Division 2--The poll

   3.9.    Number of votes  
   3.10.   Right to secret ballot  
   3.11.   Conduct of poll by secret ballot  
   3.12.   Conduct of poll if no request made for secret ballot  
   3.13.   If no candidate is elected  

           Division 3--Polling by secret ballot

   3.14.   Ballot - papers  
   3.15.   Distribution of ballot papers  
   3.16.   Manner of voting by secret ballot  

           Division 4--The count

   3.17.   Envelopes given to returning officer  
   3.18.   Scrutineers  
   3.19.   Returning officer to be advised of scrutineers  
   3.20.   Persons present at the count  
   3.21.   Conduct of the count  
   3.22.   Informal ballot - papers  
   3.23.   Completion of the count  
   3.24.   Destruction of election material  

           Division 5--Result of election

   3.25.   Request for recount  
   3.26.   Irregularities at election  
   3.27.   Result of poll  

   PART 3--ADVICE--, INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES

   3.28.   OHS inspectors--identity cards  
   3.29.   Taking samples for testing etc  
   3.30.   Form of certain notices  

   PART 4--EXEMPTIONS--FROM THE REQUIREMENTS IN PART 3 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE ACT

   3.31.   Orders under clause 46 of Schedule 3 to the Act  

   PART 5--STATE--AND NORTHERN TERRITORY LAWS THAT DO NOT APPLY

   3.32.   Laws or parts of laws that do not apply  
            

CHAPTER 4--Diving
            

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   4.1.    Meaning of diving  
   4.2.    When a diving operation begins and ends  

   PART 2--DIVING--SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

   4.3.    No diving without DSMS  
   4.4.    Contents of DSMS  
   4.5.    Acceptance of new DSMS  
   4.6.    Acceptance of revised DSMS  
   4.7.    Grounds for rejecting DSMS  
   4.8.    Notice of reasons  
   4.9.    Register of DSMSs  
   4.10.   Revision of DSMS  
   4.11.   Notice to revise DSMS  

   PART 3--DIVING--PROJECT PLANS

   4.12.   Diving project plan to be approved  
   4.13.   Diving project plan to NOPSEMA if there is no operator  
   4.14.   Diving project plan to NOPSEMA if requested  
   4.15.   Updating diving project plan  
   4.16.   Contents of diving project plan  
   4.17.   No diving without approved diving project plan  

   PART 4--INVOLVEMENT--OF DIVERS AND MEMBERS OF THE WORKFORCE

   4.18.   Involvement of divers and members of the workforce in DSMS and diving project plan  

   PART 5--SAFETY--RESPONSIBILITIES

   4.19.   Safety responsibilities of diving contractors  
   4.20.   Safety in the diving area  
   4.21.   Diving depths  

   PART 6--DIVING--SUPERVISORS

   4.22.   Appointment of diving supervisors  
   4.23.   Duties of diving supervisors  

   PART 7--START---UP NOTICES

   4.24.   Start - up notice  

   PART 8--DIVING--OPERATIONS

   4.25.   Divers in diving operations  
   4.26.   Medical certificates  

   PART 9--RECORDS

   4.27.   Diving operations record  
   4.28.   Divers' log books  
            

CHAPTER 5--Transitional
            

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   5.1.    Definitions  

   PART 2--OPERATORS

   5.2.    Operator of a facility before 1 January 2010  

   PART 3--SAFETY--CASES

   5.4.    Existing safety cases remain in force  

   PART 4--PIPELINES

   5.6.    Existing pipeline management plans remain in force  
   5.8.    Operator of a pipeline before 1 January 2010  

   PART 5--DIVING--SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND DIVING PROJECT PLANS

   5.10.   Existing DSMS remain in force  
   5.13.   Existing diving project plans remain in force  

   PART 7--EXEMPTIONS--FROM REQUIREMENTS IN PART 3 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE ACT

   5.15.   Existing exemptions remain in force  
           SCHEDULE 3.1 Forms
           SCHEDULE 3.2 Hazardous substances