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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
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558 Safety management system
(1) The operator of a determined major hazard facility must establish a
safety management system for the operation of the major hazard
facility, in accordance with this regulation.
(2) The operator of a determined major hazard facility must implement
the safety management system for the major hazard facility, so far
as is reasonably practicable.
(3) The safety management system must:
(a) provide a comprehensive and integrated system for the
management of all aspects of risk control in relation to the
occurrence and potential occurrence of major incidents at the
major hazard facility; and
(b) be designed to be used by the operator as the primary means
of ensuring the safe operation of the major hazard facility.
(4) The safety management system must:
(a) be documented; and
(b) state the operator's safety policy, including the operator's
broad aims in relation to the safe operation of the major
hazard facility; and
(c) state the operator's specific safety objectives and describe the
systems and procedures that will be used to achieve those
objectives; and
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(d) include the matters specified in Schedule 17; and
(e) be readily accessible to persons who use it.