Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The safety case
for a facility must contain a detailed description of an evacuation, escape
and rescue analysis.
(2) The description of
the evacuation, escape and rescue analysis in a safety case for a facility
must —
(a)
identify the types of emergency that could arise at the facility; and
(b)
consider a range of routes for evacuation and escape of persons at the
facility in the event of an emergency; and
(c)
consider alternative routes for evacuation and escape if a primary route is
not freely passable; and
(d)
consider different possible procedures for managing evacuation, escape and
rescue in the event of an emergency; and
(e)
consider a range of means of, and equipment for, evacuation, escape and
rescue; and
(f)
consider a range of amenities and means of emergency communication to be
provided in a temporary refuge; and
(g)
consider a range of life saving equipment, including —
(i)
life rafts to accommodate safely the maximum number of
persons that are likely to be at the facility at any time; and
(ii)
equipment to enable that number of persons to obtain
access to the life rafts after launching and deployment; and
(iii)
in the case of a floating facility, suitable equipment to
provide a float-free capability and a means of launching;
and
(h)
identify, as a result of the above considerations, the technical and other
control measures necessary to reduce the risks associated with emergencies to
a level that is as low as is reasonably practicable.