1Safety policy and safety objectives

1 Safety policy and safety objectives

(1) A description of the means by which the licensee's safety policy and specific safety objectives are to be communicated to all persons who are to participate in the implementation of the safety management system.

(2) An express commitment to the ongoing improvement of all aspects of the safety management system.

2 Organisational structure and personnel

The identification (according to position description and location) of the persons who are to participate in the implementation of the safety management system, and a description of the command structure in which these persons work and of the specific tasks and responsibilities allocated to them.

3 Operational controls

Procedures and instructions that cover the following matters—

(a) ongoing hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control (including review of procedures for those matters);

(b) supervision of employees, visitors and contractors in areas containing explosives;

(c) maintenance of buildings, plant and equipment, including decontamination;

(d) restrictions on smoking, alcohol consumption and other similar behaviour;

(e) selection, maintenance and use of personal protective equipment;

(f) permits to work;

(g) prevention of unauthorised access;

(h) disposal of waste explosives and ingredients, including burning ground procedures;

(i) modification of process equipment, formulations, materials, packaging and procedures;

(j) testing of trips, alarms and other protection systems;

(k) sampling and product testing;

(l) emergency planning, including—

(i) evacuation planning; and

(ii) appropriate firefighting controls; and

(iii) consequence minimisation steps (including control of spills and appropriate off-site responses);

(m) transport, storage and use of explosives;

(n) handling of materials;

(o) inventory and quality control of raw materials, intermediates and finished products;

(p) explosives and personnel limits in buildings or other locations;

(q) responding to adverse weather conditions (including lightning);

(r) control of ignition sources;

(s) training and competency evaluation of staff;

(t) operation of plant and equipment associated with the manufacture of explosives;

(u) incident and accident reporting and response;