Dams Safety Regulation 2019
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22 Emergency exercises
22 Emergency exercises
(1) The owner of a declared dam must ensure that emergency exercises are undertaken by staff who are involved in the operation of the dam at least once every 3 years.
(2) The exercises maybe undertaken as a theoretical classroom exercise and may relate to more than one dam on a site.
(3) The owner of an extreme or high consequence dam must also ensure that practical emergency exercises are undertaken at least once every 5 years.
(4) As far as is reasonably practicable, the practical emergency exercises should involve relevant agencies identified in the emergency plan for the dam.
cl 22: Am 2022 (331), Sch 1[12].