558Safety management system

558 Safety management system

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 section.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(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.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(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

(d) include the matters specified in Schedule 17, and

(e) be readily accessible to persons who use the safety management system.