Call132696nswbusinesschamber.com.auInvigoratingbusinessMEM990_10MajorHazardFacilitiesMajorHazardFacilitiesMarch2012Page1MajorincidentsandoccurrencesWHSRegulationsChapter9Clause531Majorincidentatamajorhazardfacilityisanoccurrencethat:•resultsfromanuncontrolledeventatthemajorhazardfacilityinvolving,orpotentiallyinvolving,Schedule15hazardouschemicals;and•exposesapersontoaseriousrisktohealthorsafetyarisingfromanimmediateorimminentexposuretotheoccurrence.Anoccurrenceincludesanescape,spillageorleakage;orimplosion,explosionorfire.ControlofrisksWHSRegulationsChapter9Part9.3MajorhazardsfacilitiesrequirelicensingwithWorkCoverandtodosomustprovideinformationincluding:•Asafetycasethatidentifiesatpotentialmajorincidents,emergencyplansandsecurity;•Asafetyassessmentthatconsiderspotentialincidents;theirlikelihoodandimpact;andarangeofcontrolsthateliminateorminimizetheriskofamajorincidentasfarasreasonablypracticable;•Anemergencyplanthatincludestestingofprocedures;•AsafetymanagementsystemcoveringallaspectsofriskcontrolinrelationtopotentialmajorincidentsReviewofriskmanagementWHSRegulationsChapter9Clause559Theoperatorofamajorhazardsfacilitymustconductareviewandreviseitsriskmanagementwhen:•amodificationtothemajorhazardfacilityisproposedoranewmajorhazardriskisidentified;•ariskcontroldoesnotminimisetherelevantrisksofarasisreasonablypracticable;e.g.asidentifiedinthetestingofemergencyprocedures;•theresultsofconsultationbytheoperatorindicatethatareviewisnecessary;•aHSRrequeststhereview(theabovehavebeenidentifiedandnotadequatelyaddressed);and/or•WorkCoverrequiresthereview.ConsultationwithworkersWHSRegulationsChapter9Clause575Theoperatorofamajorhazardfacilitymustconsultwithworkersinrelationto:•thepreparationofthesafetycaseoutlineandpreparationandreviewofthesafetycase;•thepreparation,testingandimplementationoftheemergencyplan•theestablishmentandimplementationofthesafetymanagementsystem;•theconductofareview;and•theimplementationoftheworkers’safetyrole.Call132696nswbusinesschamber.com.auInvigoratingbusinessMEM990_10MajorHazardFacilitiesMajorHazardFacilitiesMarch2012Page2SafetyroleforworkersWHSRegulationsChapter9Clause574Theoperatorofthefacilityisrequiredtoimplementasafetyroleforworkerstofacilitateconsultationwithworkersandenablethemtocontributetotheidentificationofmajorincidentsandtheirhazards,considercontrolsandparticipateinthereviewprocess.DutiesofworkersWHSRegulationsChapter9Clause576Aworkermust,unlesstodosowouldriskthehealthorsafetyoftheworker,anotherworkerorotherperson:•complywithproceduresimposedasacontrolmeasureinrelationtomajorincidents,includingthetakingofcorrectiveactionundertheprocedure;and•complywithanyprocedureintheemergencyplan,includingthetakingofcorrectiveaction;and•immediatelyinformtheoperatorofanysituationtheworkerbelievesmaycauseamajorincident;and•informhisorhersupervisoraboutanycorrectiveactiontakenbytheworker.
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