Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY ON OFFSHORE FACILITIES) REGULATIONS 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used in these regulations  

   PART 2 -- Operators  

   4.      Meaning of facility  
   5.      Facility to have an operator  
   6.      Nomination of operator  
   7.      Acceptance or rejection of person as operator  
   8.      Register of operators, removal from the register  

   PART 3 -- Safety cases  

           Division 1 -- Duties as to safety cases  

   9.      Meaning of facility  
   10.     Safety case required for construction etc. of facility  
   11.     New or increased risks  
   12.     Compliance with safety case  
   13.     Persons at facility to comply with safety case  
   14.     Maintaining records for safety cases  
   15.     Safety Authority may determine that safety case is not required for particular facilities  

           Division 2 -- Contents of safety cases  

              Subdivision 1 -- Contents of a safety case  

   16.     Facility description, formal safety assessment and safety management system  
   17.     Implementation and improvement of the safety management system  

              Subdivision 2 -- Safety measures  

   18.     Standards to be applied  
   19.     Command structure  
   20.     Competence of members of the workforce  
   21.     Permit to work system for safe performance of various activities  
   22.     Involvement of members of the workforce  
   23.     Adequacy of design etc.  
   24.     Medical and pharmaceutical supplies and services  
   25.     Machinery and equipment  
   26.     Drugs and intoxicants  

              Subdivision 3 -- Emergencies  

   27.     Evacuation, escape and rescue analysis  
   28.     Fire and explosion risk analysis  
   29.     Emergency communications systems  
   30.     Control systems  
   31.     Emergency preparedness  
   32.     Pipelines  
   33.     Vessel and aircraft control  

              Subdivision 4 -- Record keeping  

   34.     Arrangements for records  

           Division 3 -- Submission and acceptance of safety cases  

   35.     Safety case to be submitted to Safety Authority  
   36.     Safety Authority may request more information  
   37.     Acceptance or rejection of a safety case  
   38.     Notice of decision on safety case  
   39.     Consent to undertake activities in a manner different from safety case requirements  

           Division 4 -- Revision of safety cases  

   40.     Revision because of a change of circumstances or operations  
   41.     Revision on Safety Authority’s request  
   42.     Revision after 5 years  
   43.     Safety Authority may request more information  
   44.     Acceptance or rejection of revised safety case  
   45.     Notice of decision on revised safety case  
   46.     Effect of rejection of revised safety case  

           Division 5 -- Withdrawal of acceptance of a safety case  

   47.     Grounds for withdrawal of acceptance  
   48.     Notice before withdrawal of acceptance  

   PART 4 -- Validation  

   49.     Validation of proposed facilities and proposed significant changes to existing facilities  

   PART 5 -- Accidents and dangerous occurrences at or near facilities  

   50.     Dangerous occurrence  
   51.     Period of incapacity for work caused by accident at a facility  
   52.     Notices of accidents and dangerous occurrences  
   53.     Reports of accidents and dangerous occurrences  
   54.     Interference with accident sites  

   PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

   55.     Details in applications or submissions  

   PART 7 -- Transitional provisions  

   56.     Terms used in this Part  
   57.     Requests for information  
   58.     Existing safety cases remain in force  
   59.     Safety case submitted before commencement day  
   60.     Revised safety case submitted before commencement day  
   61.     Transitional provisions for certain facilities  
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