391Management of risks to health and safety by pipeline operator

391 Management of risks to health and safety by pipeline operator

391 Management of risks to health and safety by pipeline operator

(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace who is the operator of a pipeline (the operator) used to transfer hazardous chemicals must manage, in accordance with Part 3.1, risks to health and safety associated with the transfer of the hazardous chemicals through the pipeline.

Note—

WHS Act, section 19—see this regulation, section 9.

(2) The operator of a pipeline used to transfer a hazardous chemical must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the hazardous chemical transferred is identified by a label, sign or another way on or near the pipeline.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.

(3) The operator of a pipeline that transfers a Schedule 11 hazardous chemical into a public place must ensure that the regulator is notified of—

(a) the supplier of the hazardous chemical, and

(b) the receiver of the hazardous chemical, and

(c) the correct classification of the hazardous chemical.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—15 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—75 penalty units.