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PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY ON OFFSHORE FACILITIES) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 3

3 .         Terms used in these regulations

                In these regulations —

        emergency , in relation to a facility, means an urgent situation that presents, or may present, a risk of death or serious injury to persons at the facility;

        facility means a facility as that term is defined in clause 3 of Schedule 5 to the Act but does not include a pipeline of a kind mentioned in clause 4(8) of that Schedule;

        major accident event means an event connected with a facility, including a natural event, having the potential to cause multiple fatalities of persons at or near the facility;

        operator , in relation to a facility or proposed facility, means a person who is registered under regulation 7(3) as the operator of the facility or proposed facility;

        performance standard means a standard, established by the operator, of the performance required of a system, item of equipment, person or procedure which is used as a basis for managing the risk of a major accident event;

        prescribed activity , in relation to a facility, means any of the following activities —

            (a)         the construction or installation of the facility;

            (b)         the operation of the facility;

            (c)         the modification of the facility;

            (d)         the maintenance of the facility;

            (e)         the decommissioning of the facility;

            (f)         any other work at the facility;

        revise , in relation to a safety case, includes extend or modify;

        safety case in force means a safety case or a revised safety case —

            (a)         that has been accepted by the Safety Authority in relation to a facility; and

            (b)         the acceptance of which has not been withdrawn,

        and includes each condition imposed under regulation 37(5) or  44(5) in respect of the facility or activities at the facility;

        safety management system , for a facility, means a system for managing occupational safety and health at the facility;

        validation means a validation under regulation 49.



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