Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations For the purposes of
the definition of “dangerous occurrence” in clause 3 of
Schedule 5 to the Act, the following occurrences that occur at or near a
facility are declared to be dangerous occurrences —
(a) an
occurrence that did not cause, but could reasonably have been expected to
cause —
(i)
the death of, or serious personal injury to, a person; or
(ii)
a member of the workforce to be incapacitated from
performing work for the period mentioned in regulation 51;
(b) an
occurrence that was, or resulted in, any of the following events —
(i)
a fire or explosion;
(ii)
a collision of a marine vessel with the facility;
(iii)
an uncontrolled release of hydrocarbon vapour exceeding
1 kg;
(iv)
an uncontrolled release of petroleum liquids exceeding 80
litres;
(v)
a well kick exceeding 50 barrels;
(vi)
an unplanned event that required the emergency response
plan mentioned in regulation 31(1) to be implemented;
(vii)
damage to safety-critical equipment;
(c) an
occurrence of another kind that a reasonable operator would consider to
require an immediate investigation.