Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018
sec.8Meaning of dangerous incident
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sec.8 Meaning of dangerous incident
A dangerous incident is an incident that puts a person’s health or safety at serious risk because the person is immediately, or may imminently be, exposed to any of the following— an uncontrolled gas leak; an uncontrolled escape, spill or leak of another substance; an uncontrolled implosion, explosion or fire; an uncontrolled release of pressure; electric shock; the fall or release from a height of a substance, plant or other thing; the collapse, overturning, failure or malfunction of, or damage to, plant; the collapse or partial collapse of a structure; the collapse or failure of an excavation or of any shoring supporting an excavation; the inrush of water, mud or gas in workings; an uncontrolled movement of plant or another thing.
- (a) an uncontrolled gas leak;
- (b) an uncontrolled escape, spill or leak of another substance;
- (c) an uncontrolled implosion, explosion or fire;
- (d) an uncontrolled release of pressure;
- (e) electric shock;
- (f) the fall or release from a height of a substance, plant or other thing;
- (g) the collapse, overturning, failure or malfunction of, or damage to, plant;
- (h) the collapse or partial collapse of a structure;
- (i) the collapse or failure of an excavation or of any shoring supporting an excavation;
- (j) the inrush of water, mud or gas in workings;
- (k) an uncontrolled movement of plant or another thing.