Queensland Consolidated Regulations

EXPLOSIVES REGULATION 2017 - REG 46A

46A Requirement for safety and security management system

(1) This section applies to the holder of a prescribed authority if 1 or more employees of the holder carry out activities under the authority.

(2) The holder of the authority must have and give effect to a safety and security management system that complies with subsections (3) and (4) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3) For subsection (2) , the safety and security management system is to relate to—

(a) if a place is stated in the prescribed authority as a place at which an activity may be carried out under the authority—the place; or

Examples of a place for paragraph (a)—

• an explosives factory

• premises where explosives are stored

(b) if an activity is carried out under the prescribed authority other than at a place mentioned in paragraph (a) —the activity.

Examples of an activity for paragraph (b)—

• blasting activities carried out under a prescribed authority at various locations

• transporting explosives

(4) The safety and security management system must include the following—

(a) a description of the holder’s safety and security policy;

(b) details of the organisational structure of the holder’s operations, including details of the personnel responsible for performing all the functions provided for under the system;

(c) a system procedure for each matter stated in schedule 3 , part 1 ;

(d) an operational procedure for each matter stated in schedule 3 , part 2 that applies to the place or activity to which the system applies;

(e) a security plan that complies with section 46C ;

(f) an emergency response plan to manage risk to the safety and health of persons and the security of explosives in an emergency event;

(g) a process for ongoing consultation with employees and contractors of the holder who are engaged in carrying out activities under the prescribed authority, at least once in each month, about safety and security in relation to the activities.