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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
566Control of risk
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566 Control of risk
(1) The operator of a licensed major hazard facility must implement risk
control measures that:
(a) eliminate, so far as is reasonably practicable, the risk of a
major incident occurring; or
(b) if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate that risk –
minimise that risk so far as is reasonably practicable.
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 449
(2) The operator of a licensed major hazard facility must implement risk
control measures designed to minimise, in the event of a major
incident occurring, its magnitude and the severity of its
consequences to persons both on-site and off-site.