557Emergency plan

557 Emergency plan

557 Emergency plan

(1) The operator of a determined major hazard facility must prepare an emergency plan for the major hazard facility that—

(a) addresses all health and safety consequences of a major incident occurring, and

(b) includes all matters specified in Schedule 16, and

(c) provides for testing of emergency procedures, including the frequency of testing.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(2) In preparing an emergency plan, the operator must consult with—

(a) the following bodies—

(i) Fire and Rescue NSW, and

(ii) if the facility is within a rural fire district within the meaning of the Rural Fires Act 1997—the NSW Rural Fire Service, and

(b) in relation to the off-site health and safety consequences of a major incident occurring—the local authority.

(3) The operator must ensure that the emergency plan addresses recommendations made by the emergency service organisations consulted under subsection (2) in relation to—

(a) the testing of the emergency plan, including the way in which it will be tested, the frequency of testing and whether or not the emergency service organisations will participate in the testing, and

(b) what incidents or events at the major hazard facility should be notified to the emergency service organisations.

(4) The operator must have regard to other recommendations or advice given by a person consulted under subsection (2).

(5) The operator must—

(a) keep a copy of the plan at the major hazard facility, and

(b) give a copy of the plan to—

(i) the emergency service organisations consulted under subsection (2), and

(ii) other relevant emergency service organisations.