Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2000 - SECT 306

Safety Management System

306. Safety Management System



(1) A person holding a licence to manufacture explosives at a factory must
establish and implement a safety management system to ensure that the
manufacture of explosives at the factory is carried out as safely as is
practicable.

(2) The licence holder must ensure that the safety management system is
described in a document that-

   (a)  is comprehensible to people who use it; and

   (b)  is readily accessible; and

   (c)  sets out-

   (i)  the safety objectives of the safety management system; and

   (ii) the systems and procedures by which those objectives are to be
        achieved; and

   (iii) the means by which the safety objectives are measured and maintained;
        and





   (d)  sets out all the matters listed in regulation 307, or if any of those
        matters are set out in a separate document, identifies those other
        documents and states where they can be found; and

   (e)  is communicated to all relevant people.

(3) The licence holder must ensure that the safety management system-

   (a)  is implemented and enforced; and

   (b)  is reviewed and, if necessary, revised-

   (i)  whenever a modification is made to the factory; or

   (ii) whenever an accident occurs that must be reported under regulation
        131; or

   (iii) whenever a change in the operation of the factory occurs; and

   (c)  is reviewed and, if necessary, revised at least each 5 years.