Queensland Consolidated Regulations Queensland Consolidated Regulations(1) This section applies to the holder of a prescribed authority if 1 or more employees of the holder carry out activities under the authority.
(2) The holder must have and give effect to a safety management system for--
(a) if a place is stated in the authority as a place where an activity may be carried out under the authority--the place; or
Examples for paragraph (a)--
1 an explosives factory
2 premises where explosives are stored
(b) if an activity is carried out under the authority other than at a place mentioned in paragraph (a)--the activity.
Examples for paragraph (b)--
1 blasting activities carried out under an authority at various locations
2 transporting explosives
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(3) The safety management system is a system that incorporates risk management elements and practices that ensure the safety and health of persons who may be affected by activities carried out under the authority.
(4) The safety management system must--
(a) be an auditable written system that complies with section 43; and
(b) provide for ongoing consultation with employees and contractors of the holder who are engaged in carrying out activities under the authority, at least once a month, about safety in relation to the activities.
(5) The safety management system may be part of a safety management system (however called) required under another Act.
Example--
The safety management system may be part of a safety and health management system for a coal mine required under the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999.
(6) In this section--
prescribed authority means any of the following authorities--
(a) a licence to import explosives;
(b) a licence to export explosives;
(c) a licence to manufacture explosives;
(d) a licence to sell explosives;
(e) a licence to store explosives;
(f) a licence to transport explosives;
(g) a licence to use explosives;
(h) a shotfirer licence;
(i) a fireworks contractor licence.