42Emergency management plans for storage

42 Emergency management plans for storage

42 Emergency management plans for storage

(1) A licence holder must have a written plan for responding to accidents and emergencies if the licence holder stores—

(a) more than 50kg NEQ of explosives, or

(b) more than 50 tonnes of explosive precursors.

Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.

(2) The plan must be reviewed and updated—

(a) whenever there is a significant change in—

(i) the licence holder’s operations, or

(ii) the physical environment in which the licence holder operates, and

(b) at least once every 5 years.

Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.

(3) When developing or reviewing the plan the licence holder must—

(a) consult the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW and the regulatory authority, and

(b) consider written advice received from the Commissioner or the regulatory authority, and

(c) implement, so far as reasonably practicable, recommendations in advice from the Commissioner or the regulatory authority.

Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.

(4) The licence holder must ensure the following persons are aware of the details of the plan—

(a) persons who work at the premises, at which the explosives or explosive precursors are stored, and who may be exposed to risk as a result of an accident or emergency,

(b) persons in neighbouring premises who may be exposed to risk as a result of an accident or emergency.

Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.

(5) The licence holder must give a copy of the plan, including changes to the plan, to—

(a) the regulatory authority, and

(b) the following emergency services—

(i) in the case of premises in a rural fire district within the meaning of the Rural Fires Act 1997—the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service,