Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018
sec.21Operator to ensure competency requirements are met
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sec.21 Operator to ensure competency requirements are met
The operator of a drilling operating plant must ensure each person who works at the plant drilling or servicing a petroleum well or bore meets the competencies for drilling or servicing a petroleum well identified for the person’s position under the drilling and servicing competency standard. However, a requirement to meet particular competencies under subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is— undergoing training for the competencies; and acting under the direct supervision of a person who meets the competencies. In this section— drilling and servicing competency standard means the document titled ‘Competency standard for petroleum and gas well drilling and well servicing’ published on a Queensland Government website. servicing , of a petroleum well or bore, includes— completing, maintaining or working on the petroleum well or bore; and plugging and abandoning the petroleum well or bore. (sec.21-ssec.1) The operator of a drilling operating plant must ensure each person who works at the plant drilling or servicing a petroleum well or bore meets the competencies for drilling or servicing a petroleum well identified for the person’s position under the drilling and servicing competency standard. (sec.21-ssec.2) However, a requirement to meet particular competencies under subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is— undergoing training for the competencies; and acting under the direct supervision of a person who meets the competencies. (sec.21-ssec.3) In this section— drilling and servicing competency standard means the document titled ‘Competency standard for petroleum and gas well drilling and well servicing’ published on a Queensland Government website. servicing , of a petroleum well or bore, includes— completing, maintaining or working on the petroleum well or bore; and plugging and abandoning the petroleum well or bore.
- (a) undergoing training for the competencies; and
- (b) acting under the direct supervision of a person who meets the competencies.
- (a) completing, maintaining or working on the petroleum well or bore; and
- (b) plugging and abandoning the petroleum well or bore.