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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.693Site safety manager’s obligations
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### sec.693 Site safety manager’s obligations
The site safety manager for a site at an operating plant must take all reasonable steps to ensure—
each person who enters the site is given an appropriate induction that enables the person to comply with section 702 ; and
See also section 699 (General obligation to keep risk to acceptable level).
each person at the site complies with standard operating procedures, emergency response procedures and other measures necessary for the safety of the site and the person; and
each person working at the site performs their functions safely and follows standard operating procedures for the plant; and
necessary first aid, safety and other like equipment that is appropriate for the likely hazards of the site is—
available for use; and
adequately maintained; and
reasonably available to anyone authorised to be on the site; and
relevant staff are trained in first aid, emergency and other general safety procedures.
Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.
s 693 amd 2011 No. 2 ss 121 , 122 sch ; 2019 No. 7 s 259
- (a) each person who enters the site is given an appropriate induction that enables the person to comply with section 702 ; and Note— See also section 699 (General obligation to keep risk to acceptable level).
- (b) each person at the site complies with standard operating procedures, emergency response procedures and other measures necessary for the safety of the site and the person; and
- (c) each person working at the site performs their functions safely and follows standard operating procedures for the plant; and
- (d) necessary first aid, safety and other like equipment that is appropriate for the likely hazards of the site is— (i) available for use; and (ii) adequately maintained; and (iii) reasonably available to anyone authorised to be on the site; and
- (i) available for use; and
- (ii) adequately maintained; and
- (iii) reasonably available to anyone authorised to be on the site; and
- (e) relevant staff are trained in first aid, emergency and other general safety procedures.
- (i) available for use; and
- (ii) adequately maintained; and
- (iii) reasonably available to anyone authorised to be on the site; and