391Management 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 or safety associated with the transfer of the hazardous chemicals through the pipeline.

| Note | | WHS Act – section 19 (see regulation 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.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $6 000; or

(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $30 000.

(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.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $1 250; or

(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $6 000.