12Conduct of risk assessments

#### 12 Conduct of risk assessments 12 Conduct of risk assessments > > (1) A risk assessment for a cooling water system must be undertaken by, or under the supervision of, a competent person. > > > (2) A competent person who undertakes a risk assessment must indicate in the report of the assessment whether, after having regard to the approved form used in setting out a risk assessment, the competent person has determined that the cooling water system is low-risk, medium-risk or high-risk. > > > (3) The first risk assessment must be completed before the cooling water system commences operating. > > > (4) A new risk assessment must be undertaken for a high-risk cooling water system— > > > > > (a) at least once every 12 months after the system is determined to be high-risk, and > > > > > (b) if there is reason to believe that the latest risk assessment is no longer valid, no later than 30 days after the reason becomes apparent. > > > (5) A new risk assessment must be undertaken for a low-risk or medium-risk cooling water system— > > > > > (a) at least once every 5 years after the system is determined to be low-risk or medium-risk, and > > > > > (b) if there is reason to believe that the latest risk assessment is no longer valid, no later than 30 days after the reason becomes apparent.