DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY (STORAGE AND HANDLING OF NON-EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS 2007

Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

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DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY (STORAGE AND HANDLING OF NON-EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1 -- Preliminary

1. Citation
2. Commencement
3. Objectives
4. Terms used in these regulations
5. Notes are not part of the law except in
6. Application
7. Incorporation of references

PART 2 -- General

8. Dangerous goods
9. Subsidiary risk
10. Packing groups
11. Goods too dangerous to transport
12. Determination of quantity of dangerous goods

PART 3 -- Duties of manufacturers, importers and suppliers

Division 1 -- General duties

13. Packing and container labelling
14. Application of regulation 13 to retailers
15. Restriction of supply to certain persons

Division 2 -- Safe storage and handling information

16. Terms used in this Division
17. Application to C1 combustible liquids
18. Preparation of MSDS
19. Revised MSDS
20. Supply of current MSDS
21. Information on containers used at a dangerous good site
22. Other safe storage and handling information
23. Information to medical practitioner

PART 4 -- Dangerous goods sites

Division 1 -- Licensing of dangerous goods sites

Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary matters

24. Terms used in this Division

Subdivision 2 -- General matters

25. Dangerous goods sites to be licensed
26. Application for grant of a licence
27. Renewing licences, procedure for
28. Application for transfer of a licence
29. Amending licences
30. Chief Officer may request further information
31. Licence for site that is or may be major hazard facility
32. Grant of licence application
33. Conditions of licences
34. Duration of licences
35. Form of licences
36. Licences valid according to their terms
37. Licences may be surrendered
38. Lost licences may be replaced

Subdivision 3 -- Suspending and cancelling licences

39. Grounds for suspending or cancelling
40. Procedure for suspending or cancelling
41. Suspension in urgent circumstances
42. Licences etc. to be returned on cancellation etc.
43. Suspension may be terminated

Subdivision 4 -- Duties of licence holders

44. Wrong information, duty to correct
45. Licence holder charged with or convicted of dangerous goods offence to notify Chief Officer
46. Condition of licence, contravening

Subdivision 5 -- Miscellaneous matters

47. Register of licences

Division 2 -- Risk assessment and control

Subdivision 1 -- Risk assessment

48. Risk assessment
49. Record of assessment
50. Safety management system

Subdivision 2 -- Risk control measures in relation to dangerous goods

51. Spill or leak containment
52. Segregation of dangerous goods
53. Stability
54. Protection from impact
55. Transferring dangerous goods
56. Ignition sources in hazardous areas
57. Control of hazardous atmosphere
58. Design, build, maintenance and location of storage or handling systems
59. Accepting delivery of packaged dangerous goods
60. Pipework
61. Containers for bulk dangerous goods, other than IBCs
62. Underground storage or handling systems for Class 3 dangerous goods and petroleum products
63. Clearing of decommissioned storage or handling systems
64. Lighting
65. Access and egress
66. Security at a dangerous goods site
67. Control of fire hazards

Subdivision 3 -- Placards

68. Outer warning placards
69. Placards for dangerous goods stored in bulk
70. Placards for packaged dangerous goods
71. Requirements for placards
72. Revision

Subdivision 4 -- Emergency management and planning

73. Fire protection
74. Other risk control equipment
75. Emergency plan
76. Measures to contain dangerous goods incidents

Subdivision 5 -- Records

77. Register of dangerous goods
78. Manifest and dangerous goods site plan to be maintained
79. Currency and accessibility of MSDS

Subdivision 6 -- Duties relating to persons at a dangerous goods site

80. Persons under 15 years of age
81. Induction, information, training and supervision
82. Copies of risk assessment and emergency plan to be made available
83. Consultation
84. Visitors
85. General duties of persons other than the operator
86. Damage to storage or handling system

PART 5 -- Dangerous goods pipelines

Division 1 -- Registration of dangerous goods pipelines

Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary matters

87. Terms used in this Division

Subdivision 2 -- General matters

88. Unregistered dangerous goods pipelines
89. Application for registration of dangerous goods pipelines
90. Renewing registrations, procedure for
91. Application for transfer of a registration
92. Amending registrations
93. Chief Officer may request further information
94. Registration of pipeline that is or may be major hazard facility
95. Grant of registration application
96. Conditions of registrations
97. Duration of registrations
98. Form of registrations
99. Registrations valid according to their terms
100. Registration documents may be surrendered
101. Lost registration documents may be replaced

Subdivision 3 -- Suspending and cancelling registrations

102. Grounds for suspending or cancelling
103. Procedure for suspending or cancelling
104. Suspension in urgent circumstances
105. Registrations etc. to be returned on cancellation etc.
106. Suspension may be terminated

Subdivision 4 -- Duties of registration holders

107. Wrong information, duty to correct
108. Registration holder charged with or convicted of dangerous goods offence to notify Chief Officer
109. Condition of registration, contravening

Subdivision 5 -- Miscellaneous matters

110. Register of registrations

Division 2 -- Risk control

111. Design, build and maintenance of a dangerous goods pipeline
112. Labels or signposts
113. Access for examination and maintenance
114. Currency and accessibility of MSDS
115. Clearing of decommissioned dangerous goods pipelines
116. Damage to pipeline

PART 6 -- Dangerous goods incidents at dangerous goods sites and dangerous goods pipelines

117. Monitoring and detecting dangerous goods incidents
118. Response to dangerous situations
119. Affected persons to be advised
120. Investigating and recording dangerous goods incidents
121. Reportable situations under section 9 of the Act
122. DGO may request information

PART 7 -- Rural dangerous goods locations or small quantity dangerous goods locations

Division 1 -- Provisions relating to rural dangerous goods locations and small quantity dangerous goods locations

123. Spill or leak containment
124. Segregation of dangerous goods
125. Protection from impact
126. Ignition sources in hazardous areas
127. Accepting delivery of containers
128. Clearing of decommissioned storage or handling systems
129. Personal protective or safety equipment for workers
130. Security
131. Currency and accessibility of MSDS
132. Induction, information, training and supervision

Division 2 -- Provisions relating only to rural dangerous goods locations

133. Underground storage or handling systems for Class 3 dangerous goods and petroleum products

PART 8 -- Miscellaneous

134. Annual fee for major hazard facilities
135. Duty on manufacturer, supplier or installer of plant or pipeline
136. Filling of LP Gas cylinders
137. Filling of fuel tanks and other storage or handling systems with flammable liquids
138. Using vehicles for storage of dangerous goods
139. False or misleading information, offence of giving
140. Infringement notices, offences and modified penalties (section 56 of the Act)
141. Savings and transitional
SCHEDULE 1 -- Quantities of dangerous goods
SCHEDULE 2 -- Matters to be included in a safety management system
SCHEDULE 3 -- Manifest and dangerous goods site plan
SCHEDULE 4 -- Placarding requirements
SCHEDULE 5 -- Fees
SCHEDULE 6 -- Savings and transitional provisions
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