(1) The operator of a
determined major hazard facility must establish a safety management system for
the operation of the major hazard facility, in accordance with this
regulation.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$30 000.
(2) The operator of a
determined major hazard facility must implement the safety management system
for the major hazard facility, so far as is reasonably practicable.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$30 000.
(3) The safety
management system must—
(a)
provide a comprehensive and integrated system for the management of all
aspects of risk control in relation to the occurrence and potential occurrence
of major incidents at the major hazard facility; and
(b) be
designed to be used by the operator as the primary means of ensuring the safe
operation of the major hazard facility.
(4) The safety
management system must—
(a) be
documented; and
(b)
state the operator's safety policy, including the operator's broad aims in
relation to the safe operation of the major hazard facility; and
(c)
state the operator's specific safety objectives and describe the systems and
procedures that will be used to achieve those objectives; and
(d)
include the matters specified in Schedule 17; and
(e) be
readily accessible to persons who use it.
(5) This regulation
does not apply to the operator of a major hazard facility that is also a mine
if—
(a) the
operator has established a safety management system for the mine that complies
with regulation 621; and
(b) the
system—
(i)
deals with all matters required to be addressed by a
safety management system under this regulation and includes all matters
specified in Schedule 17; and
(ii)
is readily accessible to persons who use it.