GUIDEFORMAJORHAZARDFACILITIESEMERGENCYPLANSMARCh2012WesternAustraliaSAFEWORKSafeWorkAustraliaisanAustralianGovernmentstatutoryagencyestablishedin2009.SafeWorkAustraliaconsistsofrepresentativesoftheCommonwealth,stateandterritorygovernments,theAustralianCouncilofTradeUnions,theAustralianChamberofCommerceandIndustryandtheAustralianIndustryGroup.SafeWorkAustraliaworkswiththeCommonwealth,stateandterritorygovernmentstoimproveworkhealthandsafetyandworkers’compensationarrangements.SafeWorkAustraliaisanationalpolicybody,notaregulatorofworkhealthandsafety.TheCommonwealth,statesandterritorieshaveresponsibilityforregulatingandenforcingworkhealthandsafetylawsintheirjurisdiction.ISBN978-0-642-33376-6[PDF]ISBN978-0-642-33377-3[RTF]CreativeCommonsExceptforthelogosofSafeWorkAustralia,SafeWorkSA,WorkCoverTas,WorkSafeWA,WorkplaceHealthandSafetyQLD,NTWorkSafe,WorkCoverNSW,ComcareandWorkSafeACT,thiscopyrightworkislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttribution-Noncommercial3.0Australialicence.Toviewacopyofthislicence,visithttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/au/Inessence,youarefreetocopy,communicateandadapttheworkfornoncommercialpurposes,aslongasyouattributetheworktoSafeWorkAustraliaandabidebytheotherlicenceterms.ContactinformationSafeWorkAustraliaPhone:+61261215317Email:info@safeworkaustralia.gov.auWebsite:www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au1TABLEOFCONTENTS1.INTRODUCTION22.EMERGENCYPLANNINGPRINCIPLES42.1Theuseoftheterm‘emergency’42.2Theroleofemergencyplanning42.3Relationshipwithothermanagementsystems53.PREPARATIONFORTHEEMERGENCYPLAN73.1Consultation93.2Definingtheaimoftheplan113.3Definingtheobjectivesoftheplan113.4Definingtheparametersoftheplan113.5Definingtheemergencymanagementsystem173.6Monitoringandreview224.WRITINGTHEEMERGENCYPLAN234.1Introduction234.2Plantitleandauthority234.3Tableofcontents234.4Aimandobjectivesoftheplan234.5Introduction244.6Hazards244.7Typesandlevelsofemergency254.8Emergencyfunctionsandorganisationalstructure254.9Emergencyprocedures264.10Emergencyresources274.11Activationoftheemergencyplan294.12Reportingofanemergency304.13Terminationofanemergency314.14Managementoftheplan314.15Supportinginformation314.16Glossaryoftermsandabbreviations345.MANAGEMENTOFTHEEMERGENCYPLAN355.1Trainingandeducation355.2Supportaction355.3Operationalcontrol365.4Recordkeeping365.5Documentationanddocumentationcontrol365.6Investigationfollowinganemergency365.7Exercisesandtestingoftheplan375.8Implementationoftheplan375.9Monitoringandreview375.10Auditing385.11Updatingoftheplan38APPENDIXA–WHSREGULATIONS39APPENDIXB–DEFINITIONS45APPENDIXC–EMERGENCYFUNCTIONSANDORGANISATION48APPENDIXD–EXAMPLELOCATIONMAP53APPENDIXE–SAMPLESITELAYOUTDIAGRAM54APPENDIXF–FURTHERINFORMATION55GUIDEFORMAJORHAZARDFACILITIES|EMERGENCYPLANSTABLEOFCONTENTSGUIDEFORMAJORHAZARDFACILITIES|EMERGENCYPLANS2ThisGuideprovidespracticalguidancetooperatorsofmajorhazardfacilities(MHFs)inthepreparation,implementationandtestingofanemergencyplanthatwillmeettherequirementsoftheWorkHealthandSafetyRegulations(theWHSRegulations).Animportantelementofanysystemforthepreventionofmajorincidentsistheestablishmentofafacility-specificemergencyplan.Emergencyplanningseekstominimisetheeffectofanincidentbothinsideandoutsideafacility,andrequiresthetimelyapplicationofdefinedproceduresbypeoplewithadequatetrainingandresources.Forthistooccur,plansandproceduresspecifi...