Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025
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(1) The operator must prepare the safety case in accordance with the safety case outline prepared or altered under this division.
(2) A safety case must contain the following—
(a) a summary of the identification conducted under section 554, including a list of all major incidents identified,
(b) a summary of the safety assessment conducted under section 555,
(c) a summary of the major hazard facility’s emergency plan,
(d) a summary of the major hazard facility’s safety management system,
(e) a description of arrangements made in relation to the security of the major hazard facility,
(f) a description of the consultation with workers that took place under section 575 in the preparation of the safety case,
(g) the additional matters specified in Schedule 18.
(3) The safety case must include the further information that is necessary to ensure that all information contained in the safety case is accurate and up to date.
(4) A safety case must demonstrate—
(a) that the major hazard facility’s safety management system will, once implemented, control risks arising from major incidents and major incident hazards, and
(b) the adequacy of the measures to be implemented by the operator to control risks associated with the occurrence and potential occurrence of major incidents.
(5) The operator must include in the safety case a signed statement that—
(a) the information provided under subsections (2) and (3) is accurate and up to date, and
(b) as a consequence of conducting the safety assessment, the operator has a detailed understanding of all aspects of risk to health and safety associated with major incidents that may occur, and
(c) the control measures to be implemented by the operator—
(i) will eliminate the risk of a major incident occurring, so far as is reasonably practicable, and