Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018
sec.17Matters for safety management system for all operating plants
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sec.17 Matters for safety management system for all operating plants
For section 675 (1) (u) of the Act , a safety management system for an operating plant must include— the name of each relevant gas that could be released from the operating plant; and the lower flammable limit alarm level for an unplanned or uncontrolled release of each relevant gas. In this section— lower flammable limit alarm level , for an unplanned or uncontrolled release of a relevant gas, means the concentration, expressed as a percentage, of the released gas in air at which a control system for the plant detailed in the safety management system for the plant is to be activated. relevant gas means— a fuel gas; or a gas that is petroleum; or a prescribed storage gas. (sec.17-ssec.1) For section 675 (1) (u) of the Act , a safety management system for an operating plant must include— the name of each relevant gas that could be released from the operating plant; and the lower flammable limit alarm level for an unplanned or uncontrolled release of each relevant gas. (sec.17-ssec.2) In this section— lower flammable limit alarm level , for an unplanned or uncontrolled release of a relevant gas, means the concentration, expressed as a percentage, of the released gas in air at which a control system for the plant detailed in the safety management system for the plant is to be activated. relevant gas means— a fuel gas; or a gas that is petroleum; or a prescribed storage gas.
- (a) the name of each relevant gas that could be released from the operating plant; and
- (b) the lower flammable limit alarm level for an unplanned or uncontrolled release of each relevant gas.
- (a) a fuel gas; or
- (b) a gas that is petroleum; or
- (c) a prescribed storage gas.