Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023
sec.56Emergency plans
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sec.56 Emergency plans
The person must— prepare an emergency plan for the premises within 3 months after this division starts to apply to the person; and keep the plan up to date. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. In this section— emergency plan , for premises, means a plan that provides for— the monitoring and recording of the following matters in relation to scheduled PCB material at the premises— the amount of the material at the premises; the location of the material at the premises; access to the material at the premises; and procedures to minimise the risk of a relevant incident at the premises; and procedures to provide for the following matters if a relevant incident happens at the premises— the timely and effective containment of the incident; the timely and effective clean-up and repairs after the incident; the management of waste generated by the clean-up or repairs. relevant incident , at premises, means a fire, spill or other accident involving scheduled PCB material at the premises. (sec.56-ssec.1) The person must— prepare an emergency plan for the premises within 3 months after this division starts to apply to the person; and keep the plan up to date. Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. (sec.56-ssec.2) In this section— emergency plan , for premises, means a plan that provides for— the monitoring and recording of the following matters in relation to scheduled PCB material at the premises— the amount of the material at the premises; the location of the material at the premises; access to the material at the premises; and procedures to minimise the risk of a relevant incident at the premises; and procedures to provide for the following matters if a relevant incident happens at the premises— the timely and effective containment of the incident; the timely and effective clean-up and repairs after the incident; the management of waste generated by the clean-up or repairs. relevant incident , at premises, means a fire, spill or other accident involving scheduled PCB material at the premises.
- (a) prepare an emergency plan for the premises within 3 months after this division starts to apply to the person; and
- (b) keep the plan up to date.
- (a) the monitoring and recording of the following matters in relation to scheduled PCB material at the premises— (i) the amount of the material at the premises; (ii) the location of the material at the premises; (iii) access to the material at the premises; and
- (i) the amount of the material at the premises;
- (ii) the location of the material at the premises;
- (iii) access to the material at the premises; and
- (b) procedures to minimise the risk of a relevant incident at the premises; and
- (c) procedures to provide for the following matters if a relevant incident happens at the premises— (i) the timely and effective containment of the incident; (ii) the timely and effective clean-up and repairs after the incident; (iii) the management of waste generated by the clean-up or repairs.