New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2017 - REG 534

534 Meaning of "modification" of a facility

(1) In this Regulation, a reference to a
"modification" of a major hazard facility is a reference to a change or proposed change at the major hazard facility that has or would have the effect of--

(a) creating a major incident hazard that has not previously been identified, or

(b) significantly increasing the likelihood of a major incident occurring, or

(c) in relation to a major incident that may occur--significantly increasing--

(i) its magnitude, or

(ii) the severity of its health and safety consequences.

(2) For the purposes of subclause (1), a
"change or proposed change" at a major hazard facility means a change or proposed change of any kind, including any of the following--

(a) a change to any plant, structure, process or chemical or other substance used in a process, including the introduction of new plant, a new structure, a new process or a new chemical,

(b) a change to the quantity of Schedule 15 chemicals present or likely to be present at the major hazard facility,

(c) a change to the operation, or the nature of the operation, of the major hazard facility,

(d) a change in the workers' safety role,

(e) a change to the major hazard facility's safety management system,

(f) an organisational change at the major hazard facility, including a change in its senior management.