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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
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Schedule 16 Matters to be included in emergency plan for
major hazard facility
regulation 557
1 Site and hazard detail
1.1 The location of the facility, including its street address and the
nearest intersection (if any).
Note for subclause 1.1
Sufficient detail must be provided to enable a person not familiar with the site to
find it.
1.2 A map:
(a) showing the site of the major hazard facility; and
(b) showing land use and occupancy in the surrounding area, and
any other closely located major hazard facilities and
hazardous chemical storage sites; and
(c) identifying all potentially hazardous inventories in the area that
are known to the operator and the location of all staging points
for emergency service organisations.
1.3 An inventory of all hazardous chemicals present or likely to be
present at the facility, and their location.
1.4 A brief description of the nature of the facility and its operation.
1.5 The maximum number of persons, including workers, likely to be
present at the facility on a normal working day.
1.6 The emergency planning assumptions, including emergency
measures planned for identified incidents and likely areas affected.
1.7 The protective resources available to control an incident.
1.8 The emergency response procedures.
1.9 The infrastructure (on-site and off-site) likely to be affected by a
major incident.
2 Command structure and site personnel
2.1 The command philosophy and structure to be activated in an
emergency, so that it is clear what actions will be taken, who will
take these actions and how, when and where they will be taken.
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2.2 Details of the person who can clarify the content of the emergency
plan if necessary.
2.3 The contact details of, and the means of contacting, the persons at
the facility responsible for liaising with emergency service
organisations.
2.4 A list of 24 hour emergency contacts.
2.5 Arrangements for assisting emergency service organisations and
nearby facilities with control actions taken in the surrounding area.
3 Notifications
3.1 In the event of the occurrence of a major incident or an event that
could reasonably be expected to lead to a major incident,
procedures for notifying the emergency service organisations with
which the emergency plan was prepared under regulation 557.
3.2 After a major incident has occurred, procedures for providing the
local community and the local authority for the local authority area
in which the facility and the surrounding area are located with
information about the major incident under regulation 573.
3.3 On-site and off-site warning systems.
3.4 Contact details for emergency service organisations and other
support services that can assist in providing resources and
implementing evacuation plans in the event of a major incident.
3.5 On-site communication systems.
4 Resources and equipment
4.1 On-site emergency resources, including emergency equipment,
personnel, gas detectors, wind velocity detectors, sand, lime,
neutralising agents, absorbents, spill bins and decontamination
4.2 Off-site emergency resources, including arrangements for obtaining
additional external resources (specific to the likely major incidents)
to assist the control of major incidents and major incident hazards.
5 Procedures
5.1 Procedures for the safe evacuation of, and accounting for, all
people on site.
5.2 Procedures and control points for utilities, including gas, water and
electricity.
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5.3 Procedures for the control of any incident involving Schedule 15
chemicals.
5.4 Procedures for decontamination following an incident involving
Schedule 15 chemicals.
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