55Involvement of members of the workforce

55 Involvement of members of the workforce

(1) The operator of a facility must demonstrate to NOPSEMA, to the reasonable satisfaction of NOPSEMA, that—

(a) in the development or variation of the safety case for the facility, there has been effective consultation with, and participation of, members of the workforce; and

(b) the safety case provides adequately for effective consultation with, and the effective participation of, the members of the workforce so that they are able to arrive at informed opinions about the risks and hazards to which they may be exposed on the facility.

(2) A demonstration for the purposes of subregulation (1)(a) must be supported by adequate documentation.

(3) In subregulation (1)—

members of the workforce includes members of the workforce who are—

(a) identifiable before the safety case is developed; and

(b) working, or likely to be working, on the relevant facility.