sec.15Complying with preferred standards for particular safety requirements

sec.15 Complying with preferred standards for particular safety requirements

If a document is a preferred standard for a safety requirement, a person may comply with the safety requirement in the way stated in subsection (2) or (3) . Subject to subsection (5) , the person complies with the safety requirement if the person complies with the document for the activity or thing. The person complies with the safety requirement if the person— gives the chief inspector a notice that states the person is not complying with the document for the activity or thing; and has written evidence showing the level of risk for the activity or thing to which the safety requirement applies is equal to or less than the level of risk that would be achieved for the activity or thing by complying with the document. a report setting out a risk assessment performed by a competent person Subsection (5) applies if— the document allows a person to comply with it by either— requiring the person to achieve a standard stated in the document, without requiring the person to meet the standard in a particular way (an outcome-based approach ); or The approach outlined in AS/NZS 5601 ‘Gas installations’, Part 1 ‘General installations’, section 2 . requiring the person to take the steps stated in the document to achieve a standard (a recommended approach ); and The approach outlined in AS/NZS 5601 ‘Gas installations’, Part 1 ‘General installations’, sections 3 to 6 . the person chooses the outcome-based approach to comply with the document. The person complies with the safety requirement for the activity or thing if the person— gives the chief inspector a notice that states the person is using the outcome-based approach for the activity or thing; and has written evidence showing the level of risk for the activity or thing is equal to or less than the level of risk for the activity or thing that would be achieved by complying with the recommended approach. a report setting out a risk assessment performed by a competent person (sec.15-ssec.1) If a document is a preferred standard for a safety requirement, a person may comply with the safety requirement in the way stated in subsection (2) or (3) . (sec.15-ssec.2) Subject to subsection (5) , the person complies with the safety requirement if the person complies with the document for the activity or thing. (sec.15-ssec.3) The person complies with the safety requirement if the person— gives the chief inspector a notice that states the person is not complying with the document for the activity or thing; and has written evidence showing the level of risk for the activity or thing to which the safety requirement applies is equal to or less than the level of risk that would be achieved for the activity or thing by complying with the document. a report setting out a risk assessment performed by a competent person (sec.15-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if— the document allows a person to comply with it by either— requiring the person to achieve a standard stated in the document, without requiring the person to meet the standard in a particular way (an outcome-based approach ); or The approach outlined in AS/NZS 5601 ‘Gas installations’, Part 1 ‘General installations’, section 2 . requiring the person to take the steps stated in the document to achieve a standard (a recommended approach ); and The approach outlined in AS/NZS 5601 ‘Gas installations’, Part 1 ‘General installations’, sections 3 to 6 . the person chooses the outcome-based approach to comply with the document. (sec.15-ssec.5) The person complies with the safety requirement for the activity or thing if the person— gives the chief inspector a notice that states the person is using the outcome-based approach for the activity or thing; and has written evidence showing the level of risk for the activity or thing is equal to or less than the level of risk for the activity or thing that would be achieved by complying with the recommended approach. a report setting out a risk assessment performed by a competent person