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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
532Meaning of hazardous chemicals that are present or likely to
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532 Meaning of hazardous chemicals that are present or likely to
be present
(1) A reference in these Regulations to hazardous chemicals, including
Schedule 15 chemicals, being present or likely to be present at a
facility is a reference to the quantity of hazardous chemicals that
would, if present, meet the maximum capacity of the facility,
(a) the maximum capacity of process vessels and interconnecting
pipe systems that contain the hazardous chemicals; and
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(b) the maximum capacity of storage tanks and vessels used for
the hazardous chemicals; and
(c) the maximum capacity of other storage areas at the facility
that could contain the hazardous chemicals; and
(d) the maximum capacity of pipe work outside process areas to
contain the hazardous chemicals; and
(e) the maximum quantity of hazardous chemicals that would, in
the event of failure, escape into the facility from pipe work that
is situated off the premises but is connected to the facility; and
(f) the maximum quantity of hazardous chemicals loaded into or
onto, or unloaded from, vehicles, trailers, rolling stock and
ships that are from time to time present at the facility in the
course of the facility's operations.
(2) Subregulation (1) applies with any necessary changes to hazardous
chemicals that are likely to be present at a proposed facility.
(3) Schedule 15 chemicals present or likely to be present in the tailings
dam of a mine are not to be considered in determining whether a
mine is a facility or a major hazard facility.
(4) Schedule 15 chemicals in transit at a designated port, as defined in
section 3 of the Ports Management Act 2015, are not to be
considered in determining whether the port is a facility or a major