DANGEROUS GOODS (STORAGE AND HANDLING) REGULATIONS 2012 (SR NO 132 OF 2012) - REG 54 Fire protection—premises exceeding relevant Fire Protection Quantity

DANGEROUS GOODS (STORAGE AND HANDLING) REGULATIONS 2012 (SR NO 132 OF 2012) - REG 54

r. 54

    (1)     If an occupier of premises, where dangerous goods are stored and handled in quantities that exceed the relevant quantities specified in the column headed "Fire Protection Quantity" in the table in Schedule 2, intends to establish a fire protection system for the premises, the occupier must—    

        (a)     request the written advice of the emergency services authority, in relation to the design of the fire protection system for the premises; and

        (b)     in establishing the fire protection system for the premises, have regard to that written advice.

Note

Contravention of this subregulation may constitute an offence for the purposes of sections 45 and 45A of the Act.

    (2)     An occupier of premises who has established a fire protection system for the premises must request the written advice of the emergency services authority and have regard to that written advice, before—

        (a)     making modifications that require a review of risk control measures under regulation 27(3) in relation to—

              (i)     any building or structure on the premises; or

              (ii)     the types or quantities of dangerous goods stored or handled on the premises; or

              (iii)     the plant or processes, including the introduction of new plant or processes, associated with the storage or handling of dangerous goods; or

        (b)     altering the fire protection system on the premises.

Note

Contravention of this subregulation may constitute an offence for the purposes of sections 45 and 45A of the Act.