Victorian Numbered Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS (EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS 2011 (SR NO 37 OF 2011) - SCHEDULE 3

SCHEDULE 3

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Regulations 203 and 204

PARTICULARS FOR SECURITY PLANS REQUIRED BY THE AUTHORITY

    1     The prescribed particulars to be included in a security plan are—

        (a)     the precautions to ensure explosives are secure at all times; and

        (b)     the names of all persons (including those employed or engaged by the licensee) who are allowed by the licensee to have access to explosives; and

        (c)     the procedures for amending the security plan by the addition of names of new persons having access to explosives or the removal of the names of persons who no longer have access to explosives; and

        (d)     the procedures for instructing persons who are employed or engaged by the licensee and have access to explosives in regard to the security plan; and

        (e)     the details of a person who is designated to be responsible for maintaining the security plan; and

        (f)     the system for recording details of and reconciling incoming, manufactured and outgoing quantities of explosives; and

        (g)     the procedures for reporting to authorities (police and the Authority) any theft, attempted theft or unexplained loss of explosives or any other security incident involving explosives; and

        (h)     the systems or precautions that are in place to ensure that explosives are only received from a person who holds a licence to sell, import or use the explosives and that the explosives are delivered to a person who is licensed under these Regulations.

    2     Additional requirements for a licence to transport explosives—

        (a)     the precautions in place to ensure that, if explosives are temporarily stored during the loading or transport process, they are kept in a secure storage identified in the security plan; and

        (b)     the precautions in place to ensure that explosives are transported at all times in locked containers or under constant surveillance by electronic means or by the licensee; and

        (c)     the procedures for undertaking sealing of explosives, if required by the security plan, and for regular assessments of sealing procedures to monitor their effectiveness; and
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        (d)     the system to monitor the location of the consignment during transportation; and

        (e)     the systems and procedures in place to record—

              (i)     persons authorised to drive road vehicles transporting explosives; and

              (ii)     the vehicles used for transporting explosives by road or rail, on which seals can be fitted to detect entry to the vehicle; and

              (iii)     that explosives are only delivered to licensed persons; and

              (iv)     details of consignments by road or rail including—

    (A)     seal numbers and any changes in seals necessary for part deliveries; and

    (B)     accurate weight measurement or other reconciliation (for example, the number of bags) of all explosives at loading and unloading; and

    (C)     confirmation on a load-by-load basis of whether the load was delivered with all seals and locks intact; and

    (D)     the system that ensures that both returns of explosives of merchantable quality and spillage recovery are accurately documented and appropriately accounted for; and

        (f)     the protocols that are in place to refuse loading of any vehicle that is not included in the record of vehicles under item (e)(ii); and

        (g)     when explosives are being transported by road, the procedures in place to ensure that the vehicle is not left unattended unless—
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              (i)     the vehicle is left at a secure site; and

              (ii)     the explosives are in a locked container; and

              (iii)     the relevant locks are sealed with numbered seals to assist in the detection of theft or attempted theft; and

        (h)     when explosives are being transported by rail, the procedures in place to ensure that, unless the explosives are under constant supervision—

              (i)     they are transported in locked containers or in locked rail cars; and

              (ii)     all openings of the containers or rail cars are sealed with substantial tamper-proof seals that require forceful breakage to enter the container or rail car; and

              (iii)     consignments have a schedule so that the location of the container or rail car is continually monitored for the duration of the transport; and

              (i)     when explosives are being transported by rail, the procedures in place to ensure that, unless explosives are under constant supervision, a licensed person is present at the dispatch and receipt of explosives and at any time when containers need to be opened before they reach their destination.
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