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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - SCHEDULE 16

Schedule 16—Matters to be included in major hazard facility emergency plan

Regulation 375

        1     Site and hazard detail

    1.1     The name, location, postal address and nature of the operations of the major hazard facility.

    1.2     A detailed map of—

        (a)     the site of the major hazard facility; and

        (b)     the area surrounding the site showing details of residents, the built and natural environment, closely located major hazard facilities and all other neighbours whose health or safety could be adversely affected by a major incident.

The map must also identify all potentially hazardous inventories in the area that are known to the operator and the location of all staging points for emergency services.

    1.3     Inventory of Schedule 14 materials present or likely to be present at the major hazard facility.

    1.4     Minimum and maximum number of employees expected to be on-site at any one time and their likely or normal location within the major hazard facility.

    1.5     Infrastructure likely to be affected by a major incident, including any utilities, road, rail, airport or shipping infrastructure.

    1.6     Emergency planning assumptions for each identified major incident, including—

        (a)     planned emergency measures; and

        (b)     the area likely to be affected; and

        (c)     the likely duration of events; and

        (d)     protection of the local community; and

        (e)     protection of nearby facilities; and

        (f)     protection of the built and natural environment; and

        (g)     protection of any emergency services personnel that may attend the major incident.

    1.7     For each major incident hazard and major incident, a description of the measures taken and to be taken to control or limit the consequences of a major incident, including a description of all protective resources available and all emergency response procedures.

        2     Command structure and site personnel

    2.1     The operator's command philosophy and structure to be activated in case of an emergency, including relevant positions within the organisational structure, the duties attached to them and the names of the persons assigned to them.

    2.2     The name, title and telephone number and email address (if any) of the contact person with whom details of the content of the plan can be clarified.

    2.3     The position, location and means of contacting the persons at the facility who are responsible for liaising with emergency services and who have knowledge of the major incident hazards, their likely consequences and the content of the emergency plan and, in the case of nominated persons who are not on-site, a list of 24 hour emergency contact names and telephone numbers.

    2.4     The allocation of personnel and the responsibilities of those personnel for implementing the plan including establishing communication with emergency services and co‑ordinating the operator's employees and resources with those of the emergency services.

    2.5     Arrangements for providing assistance to emergency services with off-site mitigatory action, and nearby facilities which might require mutual aid in the event of a major incident.

        3     Notices

    3.1     Procedures in place for providing early warning of a major incident to emergency services, the type of information to be initially provided, and for providing more detailed information as it becomes available.

    3.2     On-site and off-site warning systems.

    3.3     Contact details for emergency services and other support services that can assist in procuring resources, implementing evacuation plans and securing the major hazard facility in the event of a major incident.

    3.4     Communication systems on-site.

        4     Resources

    4.1     Emergency resources on-site, for example, personnel, emergency equipment, gas detectors and wind velocity detectors.

    4.2     Arrangements for obtaining additional external resources to assist the control and mitigation of major incident hazards and major incidents.

        5     Procedures

    5.1     Procedures for the safe evacuation of, and accounting for, all persons on site.

    5.2     Control points and procedures for utilities, including gas, water and electricity.

    5.3     Containment procedures for any incident, whether or not a major incident, involving Schedule 14 materials.

    5.4     Resources and procedures necessary for decontamination following a major incident.

Sch. 17 amended by S.R. No. 112/2021 reg. 14.



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