16Obligations of occupiers regarding risk reduction

16 Obligations of occupiers regarding risk reduction

The occupier of an explosives location has the following obligations:

(a) as far as practicable, to minimise the risk associated with the explosives location by –

(i) eliminating or minimising hazards at the location; and

(ii) implementing measures to minimise the likelihood of a dangerous situation or explosives emergency at the location; and

(iii) implementing measures to limit the consequences if an explosives emergency occurs at the location;

(b) to ensure the safety of the occupier, employees and other persons while at the explosives location, including, for example, by providing and maintaining a safe place of work including safe handling systems;

(c) to document or be able to demonstrate the way the occupier has complied with the occupier's obligations under paragraphs (a) and (b) ;

(d) to provide appropriate induction, information, supervision, education and training to all persons at the location so that they may carry out their roles and duties safely;

(e) to develop, implement and maintain a safety management system for the location;

(f) in consultation with relevant employees, to review the safety management system –

(i) at least once a year; and

(ii) before any modification of the location that would significantly alter the risk associated with the location is carried out;

(g) to maintain, for the explosives location, an explosives inventory of –

(i) which explosives are at the explosives location; and

(ii) the form of those explosives; and

(iii) the whereabouts and, if applicable, method of storage or containment of those explosives; and

(iv) the maximum containment capacity of the explosives location for those explosives; and