368Identification of major incidents and major incident hazards

368 Identification of major incidents and major incident hazards

(1) The operator of a major hazard facility must identify—

(a) all major incidents that could occur at the major hazard facility; and

(b) all major incident hazards.

(2) The operator must document all aspects of any identification made under this regulation, including—

(a) the methods and criteria used for identifying major incidents and major incident hazards; and

(b) any conditions under which the major incident hazards might give rise to a major incident.

2 Subregulation (2)(b) includes conditions within the major hazard facility such as a failure to maintain or replace aging plant or other infrastructure or to maintain critical staffing levels. It also includes external conditions such as wildfires, floods or other extreme weather events as well as activities at neighbouring sites or conditions relating to the security of the major hazard facility.